Sister Wixom (4/13): "A
young father recently learned of the passing of his extraordinary
second-grade teacher. In memory of her, he wrote: “Of all the feelings
and experiences I remember, the feeling most prevalent in my mind is
‘comfort.’ She may have taught me spelling, grammar, and math, but far
more importantly she taught me to love being a child. In her classroom,
it was OK to spell a word wrong here and there; ‘We’ll work on it,’
she’d say. It was OK to spill or tear or smudge; ‘We’ll fix it and we’ll
clean it up,’ she would respond. It was OK to try, OK to stretch, OK to
dream, and OK to enjoy those pleasures that come from the insignificant
things that only children find exciting.”
"One
of the greatest influences a person can have in this world is to
influence a child. Children’s beliefs and self-worth are shaped early in
their lives. Everyone within the sound of my voice has the power to
increase a child’s confidence in himself or herself and to increase a
child’s faith in Heavenly Father and
Jesus Christ through the words they speak...
"How we speak to our children and the words we use can encourage and
uplift them and strengthen their faith to stay on the path back to
Heavenly Father. They come to this earth ready to listen.
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