"Righteous Traditions" - Anne Steenblik - October 26
From the looks of this lesson's title, one would think we would have concentrated on family traditions we enjoy. Although we were able to share some ideas, the main idea of this lesson was what is behind the expected things we do as families. What is our motivation for continuing to look forward to events which have become a part of our lives?? Are they material or eternal? Are they just happening or are we consciously creating righteous traditions? Are they in response to the world's loud voices or the still small voice? These are good and important questions which were posed by Cheryl Lant, General Primary President and presenter of this talk in April's conference.
We discovered that there are right and wrong traditions we can perpetrate. Wrong traditions cause our children to be close-minded to the truth - an example was the Lamanites keeping the gospel from their offspring and continuing to blame the Nephites for taking over their right to government. Right traditions allow our children to be teachable. Always following the prophet and honestly trying to do what's right shows an open-minded and willing attitude toward those whose lives we effect.
An excellent question to ask ourselves is this: Are the traditions that we are creating in our families going to make it easier for our chldren to follow the living prophets? If not, they should be changed to answer in the positive. If so, great job!
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