“Chapter 24: Parents Should Teach Their Children: November 1831,” Doctrine and Covenants Stories (2002), 93–95
“Chapter 24,” Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 93–95
Chapter 24
Parents Should Teach Their Children
November 1831
Some elders in the Church wanted to know of the Lord’s will for them, so they went to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
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Joseph prayed for guidance. The Lord’s answer included important principles about how to be good parents.
Parents should teach their children about Jesus and help them develop faith in Him.
Parents should teach their children how to repent.
Jesus said children should be baptized when they are eight years old. Parents are to teach their children the gospel before they are baptized.
Parents should teach their children about the gift of the Holy Ghost. Parents should also teach their children how to pray and how to listen to the Holy Ghost.
Parents should teach their children to know and obey God’s commandments and to be good members of the Church.
Parents and children who follow Jesus’ teachings can have lasting happiness as a family.