Gospel Principles
Unit 8: Family Salvation
Chapter 37: Family Responsibility
Concept 5: Responsibilities of the Children
"Children share with their parents the responsibilities of building a happy home. They should obey the commandments and cooperate with other family members. The Lord is not pleased when children quarrel. Mosiah 4:14 "And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness."
The Lord has commanded children to honor their parents. He said, "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." (Exodus 20:12). To honor parents means to love and respect them. It also means to obey them. The Scriptures say "Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right." (Ephesians 6:1).
President Spencer W. Kimball said that children should learn to work and to share responsibilities in the home and yard. They should be given assignments to keep the house neat and clean. Children may also be given assignments to take care of the garden (see Conference Report, Apr. 1976, p. 5; or Ensign, May 1976, p. 5 The Stone Cut without Hands).
Discussion
What should children do to honor and respect their parents?"