(Paraphrased from Bruce R McConkie biography, ‘The Story of Bruce R McConkie’ by Joseph Fielding McConkie, 2003) -for breakfast he always ate the same whole wheat mush. His wife ground the wheat in an old coffee grinder. Store bought cereal was only for special occasions, as there were 8 children in the family.Read more
Do your spouse and children long to see you? Sore trails can break the best of men and women, but build, we must build again. Your time is your money, and what do you spend it on? For things that canker and waste, or on eternal smiles? Why do you speakRead more
A million hugs, a million smiles, a million conversations eye to eye, To raise a child, to feel a soul, to win with Love by and by. In heaven for joy we shouted to come on this long journey, and day by day the joy continues, though sewn with strife it may be. As forRead more
Here are a few highlights of a lecture she gave at the Book of Mormon Evidence Conference Oct. 2023. -Plenty of women have had power throughout history as ruling monarchs. The new girl power craze is ridiculous. -Its no shame to be a housewife, that is an essential job you can’t just getRead more
See also my video of these highlights & commentary: https://youtu.be/97XUyjKWieI Table of Contents Collapse of Parenting: Part One: Problems. 2 Collapse of Parenting Ch. 1 The Culture of Disrespect 3 Collapse of Parenting Ch. 2 Why Are So Many Kids Overweight 8 Collapse of Parenting Ch. 3 Why Are So Many Kids on Medication?. 10 CollapseRead more
Thoughts shared with permission from Molly Wren Christensen: God brought him to you for a reason! Please don’t let your hope fade. There are always solutions. A therapist is [sometimes] a good idea [particularly one who shares your values]. Trying new things and trying harder is good, but frustrating because when things don’tRead more
(The focus is to do as much as you can together as a family; to raise children in the adult world; to show them by example how you live well in the world, to make the kids part of the team.) Sections: Siblings Sleep Chores Discipline Education Clothing Electronics / Entertainment Dating Friends Finance ScriptureRead more
In Faith Crisis Vol. 2 by James & Hannah Stoddard on pg. 228-9 we read about father Smith’s twice a day scripture devotionals with his family as recorded by William Smith and others. Often many neighbors would join in for the evening devotionals of song prayer and verse. How did Joseph Smith become so great?Read more
***Disclaimer: Some children just want to leave! This is not meant to incriminate anyone! The goal here is to get a broad view which can help us all to take steps toward better helping our loved ones (and ourselves) to stay on the good ship Zion. It would be a toxic idea to assume thatRead more
Introductory Notes: *I invite you to consider some higher ways as presented in this essay. Many of the comparisons here are manifestations of the progressive movement. Many do not even know that this dichotomy exists, much less know how and where to take a stand in it. This essay doesn’t give reasons for these stances,Read more
We will look at philosophy of sports in general, then look at resources for each sport. Sport Philosophy (Note: This is sport philosophy, not sport psychology. It is about the morality of sports, not about how to motivate people to do well in sports.) “You must excuse me, but when I’m with the boysRead more
Introduction: There are so many uplifting movies that we don’t need to trifle with the bad. No more sitting at the enemies table! When screening movies we should be sensitive to more than just flagrant sexuality or violence, we should be sensitive to rude attitudes toward peers and parents. To subtle suggestions of rebellion, etc..Read more
We could get more extravagant, but these are simple affordable ideas for independent child play. Outdoor: -trampoline, swing sets, jungle gym -explore the town, meet people, buy candy -city park -skate park, skate, scooter, bike, rollerblade -airsoft guns -sand box, dig holes, find bugs -play with farm animals, walk the dogs -basketball, soccer,Read more
Sections: 5 Prophetic Warnings about Music Our Duties Regarding Music & Entertainment Church Approved Music Pre-Screening Basics Know the Background Seek & Stand in Holy Places Cultivate Creation Beware Desensitization Prepare for Zion Excuses aren’t Valid: You Knew God is Charming Christian Priorities Seek & Find Separating the Art from The Artist: A Virtue andRead more
Response to a friend: Eh… I don’t do much with legal stuff but I will say in the foster parent world no spanking is allowed. You could look into what constitutes a removal of custody to put a child into foster care. You could look at what a parent has to do to get theirRead more
Topics: Exaltation, Parenthood, Plan of Salvation Mormon 8:15 defines the glory of God as his covenant people. God is full of glory, having a numerous people, and his glory grows forever, the more people come follow him. He continues to have children. Prophets have taught that He doesn’t rule over anyone save they are hisRead more
Q&A On Exalted Persons being served by their children, and The Eternal Ownership of a Parent to its Child These are questions from various readers and brief responses with links to further reading. Question: Why do you say children will serve their parents in eternity? (Referring to document “Children an inheritance from the Lord http://richardsonstudies.com/2018/02/12/children-heritage-inheritance-lord-parent-eternity/)Read more
-“President Brigham Young explained that our families are not yet ours. The Lord has committed them to us to see how we will treat them. Only if we are faithful will they be given to us forever. What we do on earth determines whether or not we will be worthy to become heavenly parents.“(Gospel Principles [manual,Read more
-“Those who are physically able have the blessing, joy, and obligation to bear children and to raise a family. This blessing should not be postponed for selfish reasons. Sexual relations within marriage are not only for the purpose of procreation, but also a means of expressing love and strengthening emotional and spiritual ties between husbandRead more
– “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city” (Proverbs 16:32) -“Understanding the connection between agency and anger is the first step in eliminating it from our lives. We can choose not to become angry. And we can make thatRead more
Ultimately the guide of conscience will be a better governor than setting up tons of rules. But here are some guidelines which may be helpful. These rules are desired outcomes. Bringing children to these is a matter of patience, persuasion, and non-physical punishments. Conversation with the child after a poor choice has beenRead more
A parent reveals the keys of the mysteries of life eternity and the universe to its children. Mankind wanders, and finds wisdom and knowledge, wishing he would have had it earlier. It is his duty to pass that information on with clarity and great persuasion and love and fun, so his child will receive it.Read more
-Joseph Smith had a section of the bone in his leg removed without anesthetics. He was also sincere enough to seek deeply for correct religion at age 14, including many hours studying the bible, and when the revelation did come to him, that great first vision, he endured much persecution from the religious leaders ofRead more
You are welcome to express emotion whenever you need but not in a way that harms others. If you need to yell it must be done outside (if I hear them yelling they will be asked to go outside). If you need to hit something you can hit your pillow, the couch, or your bed.Read more
Surely one of the things most poignant on the mind of an ‘empty nester’ parent is simply, ‘when will I see my children’s faces again?’ If today is that day, then sweet is this day. Fear not to “lose” a child upon their aging and moving out. This fallen world has many difficulties which willRead more
http://www.ldsliving.com/7-Mistakes-LDS-Parents-Make-and-How-to-Avoid-Them/s/78481/?utm_source=ldsliving&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=related Not teaching your children how to work effectively. Solution: Parents should spend time working beside their children. Make work fun. Wonderful family discussions and memories can be made as families weed flower beds together, paint rooms, and clean their homes. Children should have chores to do each day, and when they become older,Read more
It’s amazing what people say when they hear of a stay at home mom (especially one with more than one of those little boppers waddling around)… ‘how does she do that by herself?!’ (well she’s not always by herself, and the community is there to support, and God helps, and even the kids themselvesRead more
(Author unknown) Setting: Career Days at school; daughter wants her mother to present her “job” at career days but principal says no because homemaking is not a “real job.” This is that mother’s actual reply: “Dear Ms. Brown, of course, homemaking or domestic labor is not an official job as specified by the Department ofRead more
www.swintoncounseling.com http://www.ldsliving.com/14-Tips-for-Disciplining-Children/s/64602 Hierarchy exists in the classroom. Exercise your authority. Co-teachers be on the same page & consistent Age appropriate rules. Ensure they know them. Punishments related to infractions, not random or “go to” punishments. Age 1-10 timeouts can be effective. When kids are in timeout, don’t respond to their tantrums. No physical punishment (includingRead more
Here are some pesky things that seem to get the best of us down, and block our path to Zion. May we at length (shorter than longer) learn to say ‘get thee behind me Satan’ when confronting these ills of our time. Meat (in most cases this isn’t needed (see D&C 89), but no oneRead more
“Each of us has a fourfold responsibility. First, we have a responsibility to our families. Second, we have a responsibility to our employers. Third, we have a responsibility to the Lord’s work. Fourth, we have a responsibility to ourselves. First, it is imperative that you not neglect your families. Nothing you have is moreRead more
*Note: I do not endorse polygamy. Introduction to the Philosophy of Polygamy Polygamists want to be free to practice their plural marriage because they are usually acting out of religious conviction. Minor reasons behind this have been presented as a method of alleviating the poor who seek marriage but cannot find it bringingRead more
In dating one should choose someone who represents the peak of human morality. When a person chooses someone of high values, it means they themselves have high values. When there is a divorce, it means one could not morally remain connected to someone with such different values they themselves had. The ability to maintain aRead more
For decades now, we have been perplexed about crime and delinquency of teenagers. Is there something fundamentally chaotic about this age of the human being, or is there something about the way we treat them which triggers this rebellion? Let’s look at the most basic unit of society: the family. Adult divorce is through theRead more
By The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Full text: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world?lang=eng This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (It remains a flagship statementRead more
I share these notes with permission of the author, Dr. Warren Farrel. Some key players in the movement are Dr. Warren Farrell, Paul Elam, Suzanne Venker, Harry Crouch, & Cassie Jaye (“The Red Pill” movie on this). Try ncfm.org. I appreciate Dr. Farrell’s message, and agree with much (not all) of what he says. HeRead more
Mormon 8:15 defines the glory of God as his covenant people. God is full of glory, having a numerous people, and his glory grows forever, the more people come follow him. He continues to have children. He doesn’t rule over anyone save they are his child. That is how heaven works. It’s structured in families,Read more
Thesis: not only God, but humans also, have the power to vastly effect, or “CREATE” the eternal destiny of human beings. Your contributions are significant, for good or ill. God’s plan includes, and perhaps is even based on, humans impacting each other. Complacency with the idea that “God will take care of everyone” is notRead more
See also the research essay some peers and I wrote at BYU earlier in this text, “Effects of Family of Origin on an Individual’s Attachment Preferences” which demonstrates that those from larger sibling groups are more prone to prefer family relationships to friend relationships. Note: These are generalizations. Follow the spirit regarding your familyRead more
Revoked Parenthood in the Hereafter If Abusive How we use procreative powers here determines what powers we will have in the hereafter: “Our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son are, by nature, creators. As the sons and daughters of God, we have the potential to become like Them. The Father and the Son have entrustedRead more
Part 1: PERPETUAL PARENTHOOD AS A PERPETUAL JOY Part 2: ADOPTION INTO THE FAMILY OF YOUR CHOOSING UNTO EXALTATION OR DAMNATION Part 3: HOW AN IMPERFECT MAN BECOMES A PERFECT GOD Part 1: PERPETUAL PARENTHOOD AS A PERPETUAL JOY: —-The parent who watches his children grow has joy and sorrow, joy at their progress,Read more
Consider these evidences that the most important reason to learn to write is so that you can keep a journal (it’s also a good way to learn to write). -“Although I was tired, I took out some paper and began to write. And as I did, I understood the message I had heard inRead more
Introduction: Every family has a mission. Work together to discover this mission. Part of that mission will of course be spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. Categories: Memorize Learn Be Friendly Pray Finance Memorize The 10 commandments The Beatitudes (9) The Articles of Faith (13) The “Doctrinal Mastery” Passages (100) Learn these inRead more
Themes herein are early autonomy via accountability, home education, empowerment with adult roles / responsibility, attention to family creation, vocation, independence, & respect. Use revelation from God to you to fine tune your personal developmental family outline. Introduction The children need to know what blessings and expectations we have in store for them. ThisRead more
Administering Justice as a Parent in Zion While Avoiding Abuse For my companion document showing another side about Parenting with Gentleness While Avoiding Overly Enabling: Parenting with Gentleness While Avoiding Overly Enabling (*Note, spanking or other physical harm is likely never ok, and prophets have taught it likely does more harm than good, and thatRead more
Administering mercy as a parent in Zion While Avoiding Overly Enabling (Evidences for Authoritative preferred to Authoritarian parenting) (For my companion document showing another side Parenting with Strictness While Avoiding Abuse http://richardsonstudies.com/2018/08/09/parenting-with-s…e-avoiding-abuse/ ) -““When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.”3 That concept isRead more
The Gospel of Creation Theory By Nate Richardson RichardsonStuidies.com 6-22-18 Thesis: not only God, but humans also, have the power to vastly effect, or “CREATE” the eternal destiny of human beings. Your contributions are significant, for good or ill. God’s plan includes, and perhaps is even based on, humans impacting each other. Complacency with theRead more
Concept from “Arguing with Idiots” by Glen Beck Psychologists are telling us that a nanny parent leads to an unhappy child and incapable adult. The reason God allows bad things to happen to good people like wars starvation etc. all the bad, is because he is not a nanny parent. He knows that the implicationsRead more
It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I’m thinking, ‘Can’t you see I’m on the phone?’ Obviously, not. No one can see if I’mRead more
Full lecture click here. See also her book. -we don’t hate on public ed teachers, they are often very dedicated wonderful contributors -printing press, people got bible, main purpose of school was to study the bible. Libraries had sermons. -school was a very family centered thing -Joseph Smith was not as prone to perusalRead more
Thesis: Like a soldier acting in his assignment will lead to victory in the battlefield, so a humble family centered life is the key to fulfilling God’s plan, including the attainment of Godhood for all who qualify. Jesus Christ & Lucifer are prototypical examples of how any person can select either exaltation or damnation. TheRead more
-Mother is life, father witnesses and testifies that mothers’ message is life, she is the personification of life. -Dad points to mom and says, “see? Mom is the ideal. I’ll teach you how to go create more copies of this perfection.” Dad pushes the children beyond the bounds of home for the sole purpose ofRead more
-Here we define “Family Creation” as 1. marriage and 2. childbearing -We often speak of the Fall of Adam & Eve as a fall “forward”. It was a good thing. That is a core doctrine of the restored gospel. They were stuck and the only way to advance was to fall forward, and praise GodRead more
Other similar reading at Richardson Studies: Family and Godhead in plan of salvation Exponential Exaltation Theory Great Expectations of Young People List of points: AGE OF MARY at her wedding and birth of Jesus “YOUNG” PEOPLE CAN DO GREAT, historic examples ARRANGED MARRIAGES have less divorces FORBIDDEN, THE YOUTH REBELS CAREER AT EARLIERRead more
Sections: Befriending Others Time Travel: The Privilege and Cross of the Saviors To Minister: Not Just a Servant, But a Friend Befriending Others -befriend those different than you. Travel from your planet to another’ to investigate the alien species, to learn to love it and help it rise with you. Each personRead more
Evidence of the Superior Individual Global Impact of bearing a Large Posterity -for exclusive arithmetical evidence (the core of this theory) not featured on this page, see attached Excel Document here: Exponential Exaltation Theory by Nate Richardson, Updated 2-17-18, RichardsonStudies.com I’ve calculated 6 generations (240 years) into the future to show the amountRead more
For video of this presentation, click here. Are our children ours or do we return them to God later? Well, a bit of both. Join me for this thrilling exploration of eternal promises related to parents and their children, including the doctrine of adoption, which sheds more light on the eternal mysteries of who GodRead more
Do’s and Don’t of Pre-Marital Dating Touch The (behavioral) chastity line: affection before passion: by Nate Richardson April 2017 RichardsonStudies.com rrnmailbox@gmail.com trailing thoughts from Dr. Jason Carroll, BYU In dating we wonder, “what is the chastity line? The line when we are in trouble? The line where I must go talk to my bishop ifRead more
For video of this document: youtube.com/watch?v=w4TYdbHHgr4 Introductory Note: The core of this document is the words of the prophets on temple marriage, but allow me a short narrative of my own thought as well: Alma 39:11 A fornicator risky woman saying she will be your friend or lover is sent from the devil.Read more
A (privately owned) drive-in theater operated by a Christian refused to show the new Beauty and the Beast movie due to it normalizing homosexuality. One inactive latter-day saint was saying that it’s silly that some people don’t want to show a film with a homosexual partnership in it, a child’s movie with such… She hasRead more
Sex-Ed “Bean Up The Nose” Reaction From Slight Hope to Despair: How Public Schools Supplant Parents and Wire kids for Fornication by Nate Richardson 2-1-17 RichardsonStudies.com rrnmailbox@gmail.com Some schools are pushing detailed surveys on regular and irregular sex practices in middle schools; there is much equalization going on among their peers, forcing all students withoutRead more
Parent by Nate Richardson Updated 1-24-18 RichardsonStudies.com rrnmailbox@gmail.com -“There is not a young man in our community who would not be willing to travel from here to England to be married right, if he understood things as they are; there is not a young woman in our community, who loves the gospel and wishes itsRead more
Topics: homemaking, gender roles, joy, feast, meat, parenting, marriage Housekeeping should be lively, energetic, clean and with food prepared when father comes home, all within the ability of mother. The food need not be extravagant, like the women in old Israel, let them simply make some bread every day, perhaps with a little jam; meatRead more
Lord, is it I? The Crucible of Fatherhood, the Beauty of Zion over Animal-ism, and the Survival of the Poet in an Economically based society Here indulge with me in expression, or quickly look the other way oh friend! Perhaps this tale is too scary after all… too foreign to attempt an interpretation. Or betterRead more
A letter to a friend (non-LDS Christians think that we did not live before this earth, and that the resurrection isn’t literal, and that the family is not eternal. They think there can’t be any truth except what is written in the bible, not allowing more modern universal modern written word from God. This letterRead more
View full text of this book, click here. https://www.lds.org/relief-society/daughters-in-my-kingdom?lang=eng -Jesus Christ is the greatest champion of womanhood -Elder Talmage -Don’t let children in your home play with toy firearms or act out dying and to have pleasure in such acting. -Don’t worry if you are only a humble leader (humble here meaning poor, etc.). 85%Read more
(from an assortment of lectures) Wilcox is well known BYU Devotional “His Grace is Sufficient”. My notes of that speech can be found by clicking here. See elsewhere on this website for a summary of his book “The 7 Day Christian” -Jesus Christ was most unpopular man in all Judah, leaders hated him. see talkRead more
-“As a servant of the Lord, I dutifully warn those who advocate and practice abortion that they incur the wrath of Almighty God” Russell M. Nelson (“Reverence for life”, April 1985). -The time to choose whether or not you are going to have a child is before sexual intercourse, not when a human isRead more
For official text and audio of this article at the church website, see by clicking here or by using this URL: https://www.lds.org/ensign/2017/10/young-adults/a-love-greater-than-terminal-illness?lang=eng A Love Greater Than Terminal Illness by Laura Welkes, Ensign Magazine 10-2017 Megan and Nate Richardson will tell you that happiness doesn’t come from your circumstances—it comes from your faith. A fewRead more
DISCLAIMER: These are my notes & commentary and do not represent a balanced summary of the author’s work. I’ve selected portions of the text which were relevant to me and placed them here in my own words, in an abbreviated fashion, with added commentary. Though this article introduces some main ideas from the text, it isRead more
These are my ideas I take full responsibility for them, they apply to most situations I say. -Two great sins of omission are 1. not having children (such was the first commandment to Adam and Eve) and 2. not taking care of the children you have born. -A single parent should have their top priority,Read more
Free Range Kids video clips & Lenore Skenazi Free range kids refers to children whose parents don’t insist on always watching their children in the yard, the playground, or on a walk home from school. Parenting which allows children to use knives, cook things, ride the subway, or other things once they’ve been properly trained.Read more
Foster children are CRAZY / DANGEROUS. 2. Foster children can’t CHANGE. 3. Foster kids will never feel a real part of MY family, even if we adopt them. 4. The LOSS of caring for a child and returning them to their parents is too much for me. 5. I know a foster parent, and they’reRead more