GEMS-Family: Parents Should Teach Their Children from the Scriptures

Parents Should Teach Their Children from the Scriptures

“All of us need the strength that comes from daily reading of the scriptures. Parents must have a knowledge of the standard works to teach them to their children. A child who has been taught from the scriptures has a priceless legacy. Children are fortified when they become acquainted with the heroic figures and stories of the scriptures such as Daniel in the lions’ den, David and Goliath, Nephi, Helaman and the stripling warriors, and all the others.

“Having prayer, scripture study, and meals together gives incredibly important time to talk and listen as parents and children, brothers and sisters.”

Topics: family, parents, teaching, scriptures

( James E. Faust, “Enriching Family Life,” Ensign, May 1983, 41)