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Dallin H. Oaks
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October 2025
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Sunday Afternoon Session
As parental influences diminish, Latter-day Saints still have a God-given responsibility to teach their children to prepare for our family destiny in eternity (see Doctrine and Covenants 68:25).
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Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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April 2023
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Saturday Afternoon Session
God has given parents the “sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to … observe the commandments of God.”
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Rafael E. Pino
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October 2022
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Saturday Morning Session
Personal and family study of the scriptures.
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Quentin L. Cook
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April 2021
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Priesthood Session
Parents will always have the main responsibility for their families.
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Joy D. Jones
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April 2017
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Sunday Morning Session
Fortifying children to become sin-resistant is a task and a blessing for parents, grandparents, family members, teachers, and leaders.
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D. Todd Christofferson
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April 2017
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Sunday Afternoon Session
Surely love would compel parents to warn their closest “neighbors”—their own children.
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D. Todd Christofferson
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April 2016
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Sunday Morning Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.”
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 2015
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Sunday Afternoon Session
“Inasmuch as parents have children in Zion that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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Tad R. Callister
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October 2014
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Saturday Afternoon Session
The scriptures speak of the role of parents—that it is their duty to teach their children “the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost” (D&C 68:25).
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Henry B. Eyring
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April 2014
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General Women’s Meeting
“And their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and receive the [Holy Ghost].”
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Stanley G. Ellis
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April 2013
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Saturday Afternoon Session
In fact, God has the way to live, to love, to help, to pray, to talk, to interact with each other, to lead, to marry, to raise children, to learn, to know the truth, to share the gospel, to choose wisely what we eat, etc.
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Cheryl A. Esplin
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April 2012
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Saturday Morning Session
In a latter-day revelation through the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord instructs parents to teach their children to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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Larry Y. Wilson
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April 2012
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Sunday Afternoon Session
As you can see, helping children exercise their agency properly requires teaching them how to pray and receive answers to their prayers.
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David F. Evans
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April 2012
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Sunday Afternoon Session
In this and every other important endeavor, our most important work is always within our own home and family.
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Richard J. Maynes
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April 2011
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Saturday Afternoon Session
“And again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, the sin be upon the heads of the
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Vicki F. Matsumori
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October 2009
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Saturday Morning Session
The importance of helping others understand is described in the Doctrine and Covenants.
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Kevin W. Pearson
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April 2009
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Saturday Afternoon Session
As parents, we have been commanded to teach our children “to understand the doctrine of … faith in Christ the Son of the living God” (D&C 68:25).
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Kenneth Johnson
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April 2008
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Saturday Morning Session
We should never forget that freedom and happiness in all aspects of life come by understanding and living in harmony with eternal gospel principles.
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Quentin L. Cook
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October 2007
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Sunday Morning Session
In Doctrine and Covenants 68, verses 5 and 6, we read:
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Claudio R. M. Costa
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October 2007
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Sunday Morning Session
Our Father has taught us that parents are obligated to teach the gospel to their children.
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 2007
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Sunday Afternoon Session
With the Restoration of the gospel, our Savior has again stressed this doctrine.
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 2007
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Sunday Afternoon Session
While the Lord insists on our repentance, most people don’t feel such a compelling need.
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H. David Burton
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October 2004
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Sunday Afternoon Session
We have all heard children, after they have opened many Christmas or birthday gifts, say, “Isn’t there more?” With all the challenges present in this “more generation,” there remains divine counsel to teach our children “to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost, … to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord, … [and to] observe the Sabbath day [and] keep it holy” (D&C 68:25, 28–29).
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James E. Faust
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April 2003
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Sunday Morning Session
again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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Coleen K. Menlove
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October 2002
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Saturday Morning Session
The Lord directed parents to “bring up [their] children in light and truth.” He also instructed us to teach our children “to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord,” and “to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ … , and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost.” We help tune their ears, minds, and hearts to recognize “a voice of gladness” and desire to be worthy to obtain eternal joy when we teach the truths of the gospel.
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Robert D. Hales
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October 2001
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Priesthood Session
We have all progressed since we came to earth from the presence of our Heavenly Father.
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Russell M. Nelson
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October 2001
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Sunday Morning Session
“Inasmuch as parents have children in Zion that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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Robert D. Hales
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October 2000
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Saturday Morning Session
We cannot take lightly the law given to us to teach our children the doctrine of repentance; faith in Christ, the Son of the living God; and baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands when eight years old, which is the age of accountability appointed by God (see D&C 68:25–27).
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Robert D. Hales
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April 1999
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Saturday Afternoon Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord” (D&C 68:25, 28).
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 1999
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Priesthood Session
Parents have the primary responsibility for the welfare of their children.
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Boyd K. Packer
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April 1999
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Sunday Morning Session
“Parents have primary responsibility for the welfare of their children.
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Henry B. Eyring
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April 1999
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Sunday Afternoon Session
again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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Boyd K. Packer
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October 1998
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Saturday Afternoon Session
In 1831 the Lord gave a revelation to parents in Zion.
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Robert D. Hales
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October 1996
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Sunday Morning Session
By divine commandment, spouses are required to love each other above all others.
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H. David Burton
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October 1995
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Priesthood Session
You adult brethren, may I suggest an “I will” for us which has been repeatedly emphasized by modern prophets?
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Boyd K. Packer
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April 1995
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Saturday Morning Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord” (D&C 68:25–26, 28).
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Horacio A. Tenorio
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October 1994
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Saturday Afternoon Session
“Inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, the sin be upon the heads
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Merlin R. Lybbert
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April 1994
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Saturday Afternoon Session
Parents in Zion have the special responsibility of teaching and training their children in righteousness.
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Neal A. Maxwell
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April 1994
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Sunday Afternoon Session
Attending to all family duties includes really teaching our children “to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God” (D&C 68:25).
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Robert D. Hales
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October 1993
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Saturday Morning Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord” (D&C 68:25, 28).
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Boyd K. Packer
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October 1993
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Saturday Afternoon Session
The First Presidency counseled that “the mother who entrusts her child to the care of others, that she may do non-motherly work, whether for gold, for fame, or for civic service, should remember that ‘a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.’ (Prov.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
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April 1993
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Sunday Morning Session
Emphasizing this duty, the Lord cautioned that if parents do not teach their children “to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, … the sin be upon the heads of the parents” (D&C 68:25).
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David B. Haight
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October 1992
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Sunday Afternoon Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord” (D&C 68:25, 28).
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H. Verlan Andersen
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October 1991
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Sunday Afternoon Session
Not only do the scriptures instruct us on when teaching is best done (see D&C 68:25–32; Deut.
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 1991
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Saturday Afternoon Session
Parents have a divine duty to teach their children to love the Lord.
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James E. Faust
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October 1990
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Saturday Afternoon Session
What seems to help cement parental teachings and values in place in children’s lives is a firm belief in Deity.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
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October 1988
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Priesthood Session
The best source of instruction, guidance, and counsel that most of you young men have is your parents.
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L. Tom Perry
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October 1988
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Sunday Afternoon Session
“These things ought not to be, and must be done away from among them.” (D&C 68:25, 28–29, 31–32.)
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Dwan J. Young
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April 1988
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Sunday Afternoon Session
Fourth, parents are commanded to teach their children gospel principles.
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James E. Faust
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April 1987
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Sunday Afternoon Session
What values can be taught most effectively in the home?
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James E. Faust
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October 1984
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Sunday Morning Session
As caring parents we do the best we can.
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Ezra Taft Benson
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April 1984
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Saturday Morning Session
In successful Latter-day Saint homes, parents teach their children to understand faith in God, repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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Gene R. Cook
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April 1984
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Saturday Afternoon Session
“The family unit will be the principal agency for the spiritual and temporal nurturing of the individual.” (See Mosiah 4:14–15; D&C 68:25, 28.)
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M. Russell Ballard
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April 1983
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Sunday Afternoon Session
Surely no teachers in the Church are more important than fathers and mothers.
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L. Tom Perry
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April 1983
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Sunday Afternoon Session
again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrines of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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Victor L. Brown
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October 1982
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Welfare Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.” (D&C 68:25, 28.)
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Spencer W. Kimball
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April 1979
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Saturday Morning Session
again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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Marion G. Romney
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April 1978
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Priesthood Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.” (D&C 68:25, 28.)
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O. Leslie Stone
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April 1978
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Sunday Morning Session
“Inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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N. Eldon Tanner
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October 1977
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Sunday Morning Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.” (D&C 68:25, 28.)
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O. Leslie Stone
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October 1976
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Saturday Afternoon Session
“For this shall be a law unto the inhabitants of Zion.” (D&C 68:25–26.)
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Spencer W. Kimball
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October 1974
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Friday Morning Session
A higher and higher percentage of children grow up with only one parent.
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Loren C. Dunn
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October 1974
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Friday Morning Session
again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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Spencer W. Kimball
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April 1974
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Friday Morning Session
“The mother who entrusts her child to the care of others, that she may do non-motherly work, whether for gold, for fame, or for civic service should remember that ‘a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.’ (Prov.
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Paul H. Dunn
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April 1974
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Friday Morning Session
again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the Living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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Mark E. Petersen
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October 1973
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Sunday Morning Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.” (D&C 68:25–28.)
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N. Eldon Tanner
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April 1973
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Saturday Morning Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.” (D&C 68:25, 28.)
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Spencer W. Kimball
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April 1973
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Sunday Morning Session
The Father knew all this when he gave this command to his children in November 1831.
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Victor L. Brown
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April 1972
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Priesthood Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.” (D&C 68:25, 28.)
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Loren C. Dunn
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October 1971
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Friday Morning Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.” (D&C 68:25–28.)
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N. Eldon Tanner
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April 1971
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Sunday Morning Session
“And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.” (D&C 68:25, 28.)
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Paul H. Dunn
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April 1971
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Tuesday Afternoon Session
again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
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