Family Gems

Sent on Mondays and Fridays, Family Gems are thought-provoking quotes from Church leaders that focus on supporting and strengthening marriage and family relationships.

8 February 2010

Live Your Testimony in Your Home

“The relationship between testimony and appropriate action is emphasized in the Savior’s instruction to the Saints in Kirtland: ‘That which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that ye should do’ (D&C 46:7). Our testimony of gospel truth should be reflected both in our words and in our deeds. And our testimonies are proclaimed and lived most powerfully in our own homes. Spouses, parents, and children should strive to overcome any hesitancy, reluctance, or embarrassment about bearing testimony. We should both create and look for opportunities to bear testimony of gospel truths—and live them.”

David A. Bednar, “More Diligent and Concerned at Home,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 19

Topics: Testimony

5 February 2010

Husbands and Wives, Pray for Each Other

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”

Henry B. Eyring, “Our Perfect Example,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 71

Topics: Marriage

1 February 2010

Bearing of Testimony Should Take Place in Our Homes

“We . . . can become more diligent and concerned at home by bearing testimony to those whom we love about the things we know to be true by the witness of the Holy Ghost. . . . Within the walls of our own homes, we can and should bear pure testimony of the divinity and reality of the Father and the Son, of the great plan of happiness, and of the Restoration.”

David A. Bednar, “More Diligent and Concerned at Home,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 18-19

Topics: Testimony