faith experience two

Due to the nature of this blog I am working on multiple experiences at a time.  It should be noted I have already started reading the Book of Mormon for the Virtue Project and may blog about that from time to time.

Faith Experience Two:
Discover the principles of faith taught by the mothers of Helaman’s stripling warriors. Read Alma 56:45–48 and 57:21. Review what “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” says about a mother’s role. With a mother, grandmother, or leader, discuss the qualities a woman needs in order to teach children to have faith and to base their decisions on gospel truths. How can these principles help you in your life today and help you prepare to be a faithful woman, wife, and mother? Record your thoughts and feelings in your journal.

principles of faith taught by the mothers of Helaman's stripling warriors:
-courage
-faith in God
-belief that God would help them
-humanity and fairness
-obedience with exactness

As a mother, I spend more time with my children than anyone else.  They, therefore, learn more from me than they will from anyone else. I need to remember this all the time.  I also need to remember that they will more from the way I act and the way I treat them, than the things I tell them.  Being a mother in the gospel takes faith.  Faith to believe that my children will be able to learn the gospel.  Faith, sometimes, to know that I can make it thorugh the day without losing my temper.  Faith to know that it will all be worth it when we are together as a celestial family!

faith experience one, day nine - Still saying prayers.  It is now also getting easier to say prayers throughout the day when I need help, instead of defaulting to frustration and anger.

-ARi