A Christ-centered home begins in the hearts of two people who love each other and love the Lord. Fifty-five years ago my darling parents entered the House of the Lord, joined hands across an altar and were married for time and all eternity. This was the creation of their family, a family that would grow from two to twelve. This was the beginning of their own Christ-centered home. Creating a family and a home like this is an act of faith, and these two know a lot about faith. After all they brought ten children into the world and raised them on a seminary teacher's salary. If that isn't faith I don't know what is.
My parents raised us with love, sought to help us find our gifts and realize our potential. They taught us to work and take responsibility for our actions. They taught us to be kind and generous, honest and industrious. But the most important thing they taught was to love the Lord and His gospel. They raised us in a Christ-centered home shoring up our foundations of faith with everything they knew to do. We read the scriptures together, had family home evening and family prayer, worshipped together each Sunday, had Christ-centered traditions, there were pictures of Christ on the walls and books about his life in the bookcases. They talked of Christ, rejoiced in Christ, preached of Christ and taught us where to look for help and hope.
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