Be an Example, Kind in Word and Conversation

It's not just the big, public events where people are examples of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's in the smaller things, too, said Sister Bonnie D. Parkin, former general president of the Relief Society.

"We're not required to do what Moroni did and ride through the town with the title of liberty, but we do need to be kind in word and conversation and speak with kindness and respect," Sister Parkin said during the Mothers' Week fireside at Brigham Young University-Idaho on Sunday, May 31.

(For the full talk, click here)

Crucial Conversations for Crucial Relationships

This is a wonderful article shared by Sister Cathy.  I've posted an excerpt of it below.

"Father and son have just spent an entire afternoon having fun—good for the relationship, right? Then, they walk past the garage and Dad sees his tools scattered on the workbench. He explodes, “You know better than that! When you use the tools, you put them back where they go! You are so irresponsible! Get in there and put them away NOW!”

Which interaction had the strongest influence on the father/son relationship? The long afternoon of fun or the few moments of anger, labeling, and bullying?"

(For the full article, click here)