Strengthen Home and Family

When I was growing up I attended a program called Young Women's. It is a religious group/class for girls from the ages of 12 - 18. In 2002, during my time in Young Women's, they added a line to our theme. Originally it went.

We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love Him.  

We will “stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, 

and in all places” (Mosiah 18:9) as we strive to live the Young Women values, which are:

Faith • Divine Nature • Individual Worth • Knowledge • 

Choice and Accountability • Good Works • and Integrity

We believe as we come to accept and act upon these values, we will be prepared 

 to make and keep sacred covenants, receive the ordinances of the temple, 

and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.

In the paragraph that speaks about what we are preparing to do, "strengthen home and family' was added. When I was a youth those words were just more words that I had to remember but as time has gone on they have become some of the most important words to me. I know who I am and what my responsibilities are. As my family grows so do my responsibilities. With Bee growing every day I have been thinking a lot about how I am going to teach him who he is and what his responsibilities will be so he will grow to be the man his Heavenly Father needs him to be.

During General Conference this April I heard a lot about strengthening home and family.
Why strengthen home and family? When to? How do you? How will my Savior help? What do I need to change personally? How can our family change?

I am so grateful for the prophet and apostles and for the direction that they provide. I know that when they speak they are speaking the words of my Heavenly Father. I am overfilled with gratitude to know that my Heavenly Father loves me enough to guide and direct my life. I absolutely love my life, that however does not mean that my life is perfect and easy. It takes work, sometimes lots of it. I can tell you that it is 100% worth all of the effort you must put in.

I am excited about all of the new things I have learned and things I am working at changing. It's going to take time, good thing I have a patient husband. I will update you on my progress individually and also on how our family is doing in regarding to strengthening our foundation.

What makes a home and family strong in your opinion? Do you have any tips? What works in your home? What doesn't work? I would love to hear what you think as I am new at this mom/homemaker thing.