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Parents, let your children see that you love them and will do all
in your power to make them happy. If you do so, your necessary
restrictions will have far greater weight in their young minds. Rule
your children with tenderness and compassion, remembering that “their
angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven.” If
you desire the angels to do for your children the work given them of
God, co-operate with them by doing your part.
Brought up under the wise and loving guidance of a true home,
children will have no desire to wander away in search of pleasure and
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companionship. Evil will not attract them. The spirit that prevails
in the home will mold their characters; they will form habits and
principles that will be a strong defense against temptation when they
shall leave the home shelter and take their place in the world
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