One of our family traditions is to go to a temple once a week with Ethan and Nyah. We have been doing this for almost two years now and it is one of our most treasured traditions. We feel blessed,..so BLESSED,..to be so close to so many temples!
Our prophet, President Thomas S. Monson said..."As we touch the temple, the temple will touch us." "Even young children have been encouraged to visit the temple grounds and touch the temple." (You can read more about that here.)
Ethan and Nyah LOVE the temple. We can feel their testimonies growing and it is a treasure to us! On one trip to the Bountiful Temple, Nyah brought one of her baby dolls. I noticed that she sat down with her doll on the fountain steps and began to tell her little doll about the temple. It was amazing to hear her.
Proverbs 22:6 says: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Oh how we hope they will hold on to the temple!
Marty and I struggle to always know what is the best for our little ones. Are we disciplining the best way? Are we teaching the right things? Do we show them enough love? Do they understand the importance of work? Are we being good examples to them in all we do? One thing that I have felt confident about is our attempts to teach them about the temple. It is something we strive to help them understand because we go there often and they get to touch the temple, they feel the spirit, and they are then "touched by the temple."
I love that Nyah had the desire to share her little testimony and knowledge of the temple with her little baby doll. How humbling it is to have her as a daughter.
Your family is amazing! No need for you to worry if you are raising them the "right" way!
ReplyDeleteMy wish for my family is to start this tradition too! I've heard you talk about it before we moved and I've wanted to do it more than we have! Thank you for your wonderful examples!
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What a wonderful tradition! You are so amazing! Those two beautiful kids are so lucky to have you and Marty as parents!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are amazing! Eric and I often talk about what an example you and Marty are of teaching your children about the temple. Ethan and Nyah are so smart and already know so much about the gospel and that's because they have two of the most incredible parents! We love you guys and look up to you so much!
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