Short email this week due to a lot of driving! Today was a great day so far but a long one as well. So far today we have gotten our haircut and driven to Little Rock! We haven't done much more than that and now all I have time to do is write this quick email and then head out to drive back to Searcy!
It's been fun though to drive back through my previous area and see Little Rock again today! Nothing has really changed except that the Elders in the Spanish area now live in an apartment more south of here.
That's all I have for this week! I spent some time in Heber Springs this last week which was beautiful. Heber Springs is a small town of about 8,000 people. There's a corner coming into town which features all of the church signs. My favorite is the sign that politely asks to "spay or neuter your pets."
Love y'all!
Elder C.R. Anderson
Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.
The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.
1. What are our "spiritual needs" (as referred to in the third sentence)?
2. What is the importance of being "equal partners" with your spouse?
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