Elder Cooks talk from this past conference had a reference to this April 1973 General Conference talk by President Kimball, "The Family Influence" given when he was President of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles ~ I loved this quote:
"O my beloved hearers, what a world it would be if a million families in this church were to be on their knees like this every night and morning! And what a world it would be if nearly a hundred million families in this great land and other hundreds in other lands were praying for their sons and daughters twice daily. And what a world this would be if a billion families through the world were in home evenings and church activity and were on their physical knees pouring out their souls for their children, their families, their leaders, their governments!
"This kind of family life could bring us back toward the translation experience of righteous Enoch. The millennium would be ushered in.
"Enoch was asked questions about himself; he answered, among other things, “… my father taught me in all the ways of God.” (Moses 6:41.) And Enoch walked with God and he was not, for God took him. Enoch and his people dwelt in righteousness in the City of Holiness, even Zion. And Zion was taken up into heaven. Yes, here is the answer: righteous, teaching parents; obedient, loving children; faithfulness to family duties. These qualities in a home make for security and character in the lives of children."
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