Fatherhood

"By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness." 

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

"The teachings and governance of the family must not be left to [a man's] wife alone, to society, to school, or even the Chruch." President Howard W. Hunter.

I have watched as society has stripped men of their right to being a functioning member of the family. I have watched as they have made father's look inept on television and in movies. Fathers have become no more than what Homer Simpson displays in his cartoon. An beer drinking, belly scratching couch potato.

Father's are so much more. Father's are spiritual leaders in their homes, with priesthood power that will guide and direct the family when done so in love and righteousness.

"God established that fathers are to preside in the home. Fathers are to provide love, teach and direct." President Ezra Taft Benson

"Fathers should earn the respect and confidence of their children through their loving relationship with them."

"Father's can actively protect their children by helping them to make wise choices about the literature they read, the movies they see, the television programs they watch, the Internet sites they visit, and the friendships they establish."

Father's have the great power to influence their children. Make sure it is a good influence that you are setting. Make sure you are following the commandments and steering your family in the right direction with patience, love and righteous dominion.