Choices, Choices, Choices

There are so many choices that we have to make in this life, and there are some pretty important and significant ones that we must make. Some of these choices are to get married, or not to, to have children or not to, if the marriage goes "bad" to get a divorce, or not to, and lastly to remarry or not to.  I BELIEVE that there would be more marriages, children and stronger families if all people had the restored gospel and choose to follow it. Since we have the Holy Ghost to help us make the correct decisions, it would allow us to want to get married, have children (and not just a couple), and stay together building a righteous eternal family.

I understand that when and how many children a married couple wants to have is between them and the Lord. There are many people delaying having children, methods are birth control, abortion, and simply having fewer children.

I want to be an involved parent, but not a helicopter mother. As we have children, we have to have already decided what type of parenting styles we want to use.  I want to be authoritative and think that is best for any child. Many fights can be avoided if parents simply gave their children options or choices. God always gives us a choice and we have our agency to choose right or wrong. As we live the gospel and have Christ centered homes, we are able to build a strong foundation. When we bring God into our family, it lives because He is able to touch us. As parents I think it is part of or responsibility to create an environment in which the spirit can dwell so all can seek and gain revelation.

As we live the gospel in our families, they will be happier, we can be better at avoiding divorce, therefore avoiding having to remarry.