Today I feel sad that I do not have children. I would teach them and give them guidance. They would be the voice to shout out when mine has died down. They would not let the this country fall when I can no longer raise the flag. They would be taught what true freedom is and how to preserve it, in their hearts as well as in the community around them.
There were once mothers who felt as I do. They raised noble youth. They raised sons who had a love of freedom and a love of God that was unshakable and undeniable. It was a passion that drove them to act and miracles happened because they were taught and believed.
These mothers kept in remembrance those things which were essential and taught them to their children. They did not waste time on frivolities which were neither crucial nor consequential. They taught their children from a place of knowledge. These mothers knew who they were and what God wanted them to do. They were full of faith and integrity. They cared more about preparing their children to face the world around them than anything else. They knew it was their duty to raise these children in the way they should go up. They did not shirk this responsibility and were daily prayerful that they might be guided in the education of their children.
What was the result of the faithfulness, integrity, devotion, and intuition of these women? "And they were all young men, and they were exceedingly valiant for courage, and also for strength and activity; but behold, this was not all - they were men who were true at all times in whatsoever thing they were entrusted. Yea they were men of truth and soberness, for they had been taught to keep the commandments of God and to walk uprightly before him." (Alma 53: 20-21)
Now all you mothers have a choice. You can fear and dread the coming days, bemoaning your children. Or, you can raise up a righteous generation. This generation, now just babes in arms, will have to stand even as the army of Helaman. There is a cry being raised. There is a need for mothers who will teach their children to preserve their liberty and to fight, if necessary, "In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children." (Alma 46:12)
The title of liberty is once again about to go forth. America is calling all of her brave and valiant sons to learn while in their youth because they will be needed when they enter into manhood. Now is the time to prepare. Tomorrow will be too late.
You mothers, those of you who have children you worry over. Start now, today. Teach yourself as you teach them. If you don't know where to start, ask. If you don't know what needs to be preserved, spend less time taking quizzes on facebook and more time learning about this country during its inception. Read the words of the men who helped form this nation. Learn about the history of the world and of the United States. Then TEACH YOUR CHILDREN. If you do not have children, teach those you are in contact with. It is the responsibility of every adult to teach those children within the circle of their influence.
"Now Satan is anxious to neutralize the inspired counsel of the Prophet...For example, he will argue, 'There is no need to get involved for the fight for freedom-all you need to do is live the gospel.' Of course this is a contradiction, because we cannot fully live the gospel and not be involved in the fight for freedom." - Ezra Taft Benson, (Our Immediate Responsibility - BYU: October 25, 1966)
There cannot be hope for tomorrow without the children of today. You will either hinder the cause of freedom and thus the cause of God, or you will help it. The direction is decided each day in each home. The time of carefree childhoods is passed. Children must be warned and then given direction. Give them something to do - not just worry.
“Reduced to its lowest terms, the great struggle which now rocks the whole earth more and more takes on the character of a struggle of the individual versus the state. . . . Do not think that all these usurpations, intimidations, and impositions are being done to us through inadvertency or mistake, the whole course is deliberately planned and carried out; its purpose is to destroy the Constitution and our Constitutional government....We have lost the conflict so far waged. But there is time to win the final victory, if we sense our danger, and fight.” (J. Reuben Clark, America Faces Freedom-Slavery Issue, Church News, September 25, 1949.)
The calamities which face our world and this country are coming. There is nothing we can do to stop them. But we can prepare for them. We can raise up a band of youth who will know what to do and how to lead. Sheltering is no longer an option. Your children will be called upon, be certain of that. This is not a question of "if" but "when." Will you teach them? Will you give them the knowledge and base of faith they need to survive the war ahead? I cannot emphasize enough the need to teach and prepare now. Your children WILL face the calamities of the last days. They must be given strength and be taught now, today, while you are still able to mold good habits and teach true principles.
"In connection with attack on the United States, the Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith there would be an attempt to overthrow the country by destroying the Constitution. Joseph Smith predicted that the time would come when the Constitution would hang, as it were, by a thread, and at that time 'this people will step forth and save it from the threatened destruction.' (Journal History, Brigham Young's Speech, July 4, 1854.)
It is my conviction that the elders of Israel, widely spread over the nation will at that crucial time successfully rally the righteous of our country and provide the necessary balance of strength to save the institutions of constitutional government." (Ezra Taft Benson, Conference Report, Afternoon Meeting, p. 75. October 1961.)
It is unavoidable. It is coming, and it will happen. Your children will be prepared, or they won't. I see so many who say "All is well in Zion, yea Zion prospereth, all is well." Not looking to the future and realizing that we are in our years of plenty, but the years of spiritual and mental famine are coming. The desire to enslave this people is growing. It is growing from those in power who lull the week-minded away into carnal security by telling them that they cannot and do not need to be responsible for themselves; freedom is too great a responsibility for you, let the government take care of you.
Mothers, teach your children. They will be asked to stand. The children who have been taught will be asked to lead. Will you give your children the mentoring necessary to help them survive? It will be the "elders of Israel" who will "rally the righteous of our country." Your sons will be those elders. You cannot pretend that today does not matter, that you can waste today because tomorrow will always be there.
Learn what you need to know, and then teach it to your children. You have the time. MAKE the time. There is nothing more crucial and important on this earth than teaching your children how to act in faith and to preserve their freedom.
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