“When our children are little, we can sing them the lullaby
of love unfeigned. When they are obstinate and refuse to sleep at night,
we might need to sing the lullaby of long-suffering. When they are teenagers,
we can tune out the cacophony of arguments and threats and, instead, perform
the beautiful music of persuasion—and perhaps sing the second verse of the
lullaby of long-suffering. Parents can perform in perfect harmony the tandem
attributes of gentleness and meekness. We can invite our children to sing along
with us in unison as we practice kindness toward a neighbor who is in need. It
won’t come all at once. As every accomplished musician knows, it takes diligent
practice to perform beautiful music. Dissonance in the home is like darkness in
a room. It does little good to scold the darkness. We must displace the
darkness by introducing light.” – Elder Wilford W. Andersen
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