The Words we Speak R.S. Lesson

What a great topic to study… how our words affect children. Do the words we speak encourage confidence, testimony, strength in our children? Are we using a gentle and loving tone even when disciplining?

“It came to pass when they heard this voice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul—.” Helaman 5:30

The trick is to live what we believe… to really use a mild voice when we are upset or not feeling well. The blessing is that we are not alone – Heavenly Father blesses our efforts when we are sincere in our efforts.

from the Hymn Come Along, Come Along:
“Let us govern by kindness and never by force,
All cheering and bright, like the sun in its course;
Obedience will spring from each heart with a bound,
And brotherhood flourish the wide world around.”