
This particular verse is found in Doctrine and Covenants 61:18 and there are others that contain this similar phrase. You'll find them in:
Doctrine and Covenants 93:49
Doctrine and Covenants 82:5
Doctrine and Covenants 92:1
Joseph Smith - Matthew 1:46
Lately, around the Freeman home, I find myself repeating myself.
Example:
I am in the kitchen and suddenly hear wild laughter and squealing coming from the living room. I enter the room to investigate. There, I find my child gleefully jumping from the sofa to the love seat to the chair. And so it begins...
Child 1 is jumping on the living room furniture.
I say," Please don't jump on the furniture! Get down!"
Child 1 obeys and gets down.
Child 2 who was playing with Child 1 but was not observed jumping on the said furniture at the time of scolding begins to jump on the furniture.
I say, "Get down! Jumping on the furniture is not allowed!"
Child 2 obeys and gets down.
Child 3 enters the room during scolding of Child 1. Observes Child 1 and 2 then proceeds to jump on the furniture.
I say, "Didn't you just hear me tell your siblings NOT to jump on the furniture?! Get down!"
Child 3 obeys and gets down.
I hereby pledge to make a greater effort to heed to the counsel given to one that is intended for all... I get it!
5 comments:
lol! That is so funny and sadly oh so true.
What are you doing blogging in the middle of the night?
Oh yes, blogging in the middle of the night... I have found the midnight hours to be the most productive time of my day... actually, Spencer's allergies have been troublesome and he usually awakens sometime during the night to which I must administer to him and once he is soundly asleep once more - I am WIDE AWAKE!
I wonder if it would make a difference if you enforced some sort of rule where if one of them broke the 'rule for all' then all of them had to lose a privilege for it? That way, if it worked, they'd keep each other off the furniture for not wanting to lose fun things. (maybe wishful thinking, tho).
I understand. (11:31pm)
Love the scripture application and I know what you mean. What is it about living room furniture that's so tempting to kids? Sometimes I feel like a broken record telling them to get off the couch. You'd think at least my six year old would have the desire to obey.
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