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the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Let us be men and women of
prayer. Let us take hold of the divine nature, and escape the corruption
that is in the world through lust. Then we shall have the eternal life
insurance policy, a life that measures with the life of God. Then when
the ransomed are redeemed from the earth, the city of God will be
opened to you, and you can present yourselves before the Lord, saying,
Here am I and the children whom Thou hast given me. Then the harp
will be placed in your hand, and your voice will be raised in songs
of praise to God, and to the Lamb, by whose great sacrifice you are
made partakers of His nature, and given an immortal inheritance in the
kingdom of God.—
The Review and Herald, January 14, 1909
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Mothers to Encourage Their Children—Whenever the mother
can speak a word of commendation for the good conduct of her chil-
dren, she should do so. She should encourage them by words of
approval and looks of love. These will be as sunshine to the heart
of a child and will lead to the cultivation of self-respect and pride of
character.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:532 (1875)
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Teach Children Importance of Habits Formed When Young—
Children have claims which their parents should acknowledge and
respect. They have a right to such an education and training as will
make them useful, respected, and beloved members of society here,
and give them a moral fitness for the society of the pure and holy
hereafter. The young should be taught that both their present and their
future well-being depend to a great degree on the habits they form in
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childhood and youth. They should be early accustomed to submis-
sion, self-denial, and a regard for others’ happiness. They should be
taught to subdue the hasty temper, to withhold the passionate word,
to manifest unvarying kindness, courtesy, and self-control. Fathers
and mothers should make it their life study that their children may
become as nearly perfect in character as human effort, combined with
divine aid, can make them. This work, with all its importance and
responsibility, they have accepted, in that they have brought children
into the world.—
The Review and Herald, March, 21, 1882
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A Mother’s Source of Strength
Mothers to Look to God for Strength—If woman looks to God
for strength and comfort, and in His fear seeks to perform her daily