James E. Faust Quotes

Do you really think we'll ever--" "I do," he said with certainty, not letting me finish. He leaned over and kissed my forehead. "I know it, Sassenach, and so do you. You were meant to be a mother, and I surely dinna intend to let anyone else father your children.

Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.

Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes.

There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.

The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.

I'm the father of four daughters.

My sons...I was crazy about my sons and I think I've done a super job in bringing them up.

Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.

When I confess a couple who have kids, a married couple, I ask, 'how many children do you have?' Some get worried and think the priest will ask why I don't have more. I would make a second question, 'Do you play with your children?' The majority say, 'but father, I have no time. I work all day.'

It is no hard matter to get children; but after they are born, then begins the trouble, solicitude, and care rightly to train, principle, and bring them up.

We cannot control what others choose to do, and so we cannot force our children to heaven, but we can determine what we will do. And we can decide that we will do all we can to bring down the powers of heaven into that family we want so much to have forever.

To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character.

Be the best father you can be to your children. Because nothing is more important.

Having and raising children is doing something with your life! ... And I have to say that having your kids is one of the greatest things you can do.

Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise),.4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.

I'm much more concerned with being a good dad than a good actor, being there for my children, educating them and hopefully helping them avoid some of the mistakes that I've made.

Do the best you can. And remember that the greatest asset you have in this world is those children who you've brought into the world, and for whose nurture and care you're responsible.

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will.

Marriage and conjugal love are by their nature ordained toward the procreation and education of children. Children are really the supreme gift of marriage and contribute in the highest degree to their parents' welfare.

Would I like kids? If I knew I could be - and how could I put this delicately - faithful, then yes. I do like kids.

I just ultimately wanted to be a mother. I love children.

Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.

I always assumed that, like my mother before me, one day I would have children. When I was 5, my fantasy was to have a hundred dogs and a hundred kids.