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cated, that they may be laborers together with God. But if they ever
learn to do genuine missionary work for others, they must first learn
to labor for those at home, who have a natural right to their offices of
love.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:429
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Our households must be set in order, and earnest efforts must be
made to interest every member of the family in missionary enterprises.
We must seek to engage the sympathies of our children in earnest work
for the unsaved, that they may do their best at all times and in all places
to represent Christ.—
The Review and Herald, July 4, 1893
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The Record of the Angel
If married men go into the work, leaving their wives to care for
the children at home, the wife and mother is doing fully as great
and important a work as the husband and father. Although one is in
the mission field, the other is a home missionary, whose cares and
anxieties and burdens frequently far exceed those of the husband and
father. Her work is a solemn and important one,—to mold the minds
and fashion the characters of her children, to train them for usefulness
here, and fit them for the future, immortal life. The husband in the
open missionary field may receive the honors of men, while the home
toiler may receive no earthly credit for her labor. But if she works for
the best interests of her family, seeking to fashion their characters after
the divine Model, the recording angel writes her name as one of the
greatest missionaries in the world. God does not see things as man’s
finite vision views them.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:594
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Children to Share Spiritual and Physical Burdens
All can do something. In an effort to excuse themselves, some say,
“My home duties, my children, claim my time and my means.” Parents,
your children should be your helping hand, increasing your power and
ability to work for the Master. Children are the younger members of
the Lord’s family. They should be led to consecrate themselves to God,
whose they are by creation and by redemption. They should be taught
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that all their powers of body, mind, and soul are His. They should be
trained to help in various lines of unselfish service. Do not allow your
children to be hindrances. With you the children should share spiritual