You must create a home where the Spirit of the Lord can abide.You should always remember the statement of the Savior that “the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil.” (Now, brethren, I have spoken plainly.

How did faith help you face today’s challenges? Yea, what shall I do that I may be born of God, having this wicked spirit rooted out of my breast, and receive his Spirit, that I may be filled with joy?” (Aaron instructed him to call upon God in faith to help him repent of all his sins. James 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

My beloved brethren, I have entitled my remarks “What Manner of Men Ought We to Be?” You will recognize this title as a variation of the question Jesus posed to the Nephites. We should be as charitable and considerate with our loved ones as Christ is with us. Surely when you love your wife with all your heart, you cannot demean her, criticize her, find fault with her, nor abuse her by words, sullen behavior, or actions.What does it mean to “cleave unto her”? The king, anxious for his own soul, did as Aaron instructed:“O God,” he prayed, “Aaron hath told me that there is a God; and if there is a God, and if thou art God, wilt thou make thyself known unto me, and Now I want you, my brethren, to hear again this humble man’s words: “I will give away Brethren, each of us must surrender our sins if we are to really know Christ.

27:27.) Could it be possible that you need this child as much as this child needs you?We have all heard the advice to condemn the sin and not the sinner. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you… Through discipline the child learns of consequences.

For example, in 2 Peter 1:5-11, Peter emphasizes certain truths that are essential to spiritual growth. It can be done and must be done if we are to honorably bear His name.Never in the history of mankind has there been a greater need for men to be united in their determination and actions to be Christlike in character.Let us not leave this priesthood meeting tonight without a firm resolve to put aside any action that is foreign to the nature of Christ.Let us resolve to apply the traits of our Lord and Savior in our own lives.Let us as priesthood brethren have His image in our countenances.

Surely no child should fear his own father—especially a priesthood father.

12:14). (See This title is prompted by reports that have recently come to my attention about the shocking actions of some fathers and husbands, and their unrighteous actions involve wife and child abuse.As I have listened to these reports, I have asked myself, “How can any member of the Church—any man who holds the priesthood of God—be guilty of cruelty to his own wife and children?”Such actions, if practiced by a priesthood holder, are almost inconceivable. Because he loves them, he will not find fault nor criticize nor blame.Can you see how we become more Christlike as we are more virtuous, more kind, more patient, and more in control of our emotional feelings?The Apostle Paul used some vivid expressions to illustrate that a member of the Church must be different from the world. honest? In what way did you show compassion? He commended us to “put on Christ,” “put off … the old man,” and “put on the new man.” (See What does that mean to us as brethren of the priesthood?It means that we must become like Jesus Christ.

We must emulate His way of life in our lives. For we do not know Him until we become like Him.

(See 3 Ne. We must now return to the question with which we began: “What manner of men ought [we] to bel” We ought to be like the Savior was.

Once the king became receptive to his message, Aaron taught him about Christ, the plan of salvation, and the possibility of eternal life.This message so impressed the king that he asked Aaron, “What shall I do that I may have this eternal life of which thou hast spoken? humble?” There are scores of attributes in the scriptures that need to be taught and learned.My remarks today have been addressed primarily to parents, but the principles apply to everyone.