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Crowning Point Of Your Family
My Mormon Home a Heaven?
We are told so many times that our homes can be made to be as sacred as the Holy Temple so that even the Lord's Spirit can reside there. How do you feel about your home now... Is it a piece of Heaven on Earth? What are some good ways to make it a little bit more 'Celestial'?
QUOTE "Homes should be an anchor, a safe harbor, a place of refuge, a happy place where families dwell together, a place where children are loved. In the home, parents should teach their children the great lessons of life. Home should be the center of one's earthly experience, where love and mutual respect are appropriately blended."
(L. Tom Perry, "Called of God," Ensign, Nov. 2002, 9)
Crowning Point Of Your Family
What do you consider the Crowning Point Of Your Family? For instance, for me it will be to see my children remain string in the Gospel while rasing their own families in righteousness.
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Post Date: 6th Aug, 2003 - 1:15pm / Post ID: #
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QUOTE We are told so many times that our homes can be made to be as sacred as the Holy Temple so that even the Lord's Spirit can reside there. How do you feel about your home now... Is it a piece of Heaven on Earth? What are some good ways to make it a little bit more 'Celestial'?
"Homes should be an anchor, a safe harbor, a place of refuge, a happy place
Where families dwell together, a place where children are loved. In the
Home, parents should teach their children the great lessons of life. Home
Should be the center of one's earthly experience, where love and mutual
Respect are appropriately blended."
(L. Tom Perry, "Called of God," Ensign, Nov. 2002, 9)
"Homes should be an anchor, a safe harbor, a place of refuge, a happy place
Where families dwell together, a place where children are loved. In the
Home, parents should teach their children the great lessons of life. Home
Should be the center of one's earthly experience, where love and mutual
Respect are appropriately blended."
(L. Tom Perry, "Called of God," Ensign, Nov. 2002, 9)
QUOTE "Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;" (D&C 88:119)
(These are ideas to help you brainstorm how to make your home more loving, happy, beautiful, and uplifting. Pick one or two and see if they work for you. Of course, different ideas may work better at different stages of life. If you have several wiggly, young children, the occasional cookie scent may be more possible than lots of breakable decorations. If you have hayfever, skip the candles or potpourri. Don't feel guilty, just do what you can to make your home a loving, pleasant place to be. Enjoy!)
Think of the temple--The House of God. How is it decorated? How is it landscaped? How do people speak there? What helps you be able to feel love, peace, safety, and the Holy Ghost there? How can you make your home more like the temple? Your home can be dedicated to the Lord, too. Ask your husband, home teachers or bishop about this. (Keep in mind that certain things about the temple are not realistic in homes. You will cook, do dishes, talk on the telephone, do homework, pay bills, have children run around, etc. Some purposes of the home are different than those of the temple. However, both places should be places where learning takes place and people feel peace, love, safety, and the Spirit)
Play soft, beautiful and inviting music in your home. Tapes of previously released classical music are $3-5 at music stores. Or listen to the radio on a soft sounding station. Record your own soft music or play Church music--Primary tapes, Hymns, Young Women music or other songs.
Welcome people to your home with a beautiful and inviting scent. It could be cookies or fresh bread, perfume, a scented candle burning, potpourri, simmering water with orange peel in it, etc.
Keep your home inviting by keeping it clean and non-cluttered.
Have flower arrangements, soap bowls, statuettes, pictures of beautiful things or places and family, or plants throughout your home.
Pictures from old calendars could provide inexpensive but pretty pictures.
Children's artwork could be hung around the house--especially in their rooms.
Make a door decoration--a wreath, a wooden cutout, an embroidery, that welcomes people to your home.
Make or buy an inexpensive slip cover for your couch if it is looking a little old or if it is not an appealing color to you.
Change your light bulbs the next time they burn out to softer, warmer glowing bulbs.
Learn to speak with a gentle, loving tone of voice. Make it a goal never to yell.
While your home should be orderly, allow space and time for people to live in it. Couches and tables should be places where people like to visit. Living rooms and family rooms should not be so fancy or ordered that people fear going in there because they do not want to mess it up.
If you have a back yard, have a place to sit and little nooks to visit.
Make books or uplifting magazines available.
(These are ideas to help you brainstorm how to make your home more loving, happy, beautiful, and uplifting. Pick one or two and see if they work for you. Of course, different ideas may work better at different stages of life. If you have several wiggly, young children, the occasional cookie scent may be more possible than lots of breakable decorations. If you have hayfever, skip the candles or potpourri. Don't feel guilty, just do what you can to make your home a loving, pleasant place to be. Enjoy!)
Think of the temple--The House of God. How is it decorated? How is it landscaped? How do people speak there? What helps you be able to feel love, peace, safety, and the Holy Ghost there? How can you make your home more like the temple? Your home can be dedicated to the Lord, too. Ask your husband, home teachers or bishop about this. (Keep in mind that certain things about the temple are not realistic in homes. You will cook, do dishes, talk on the telephone, do homework, pay bills, have children run around, etc. Some purposes of the home are different than those of the temple. However, both places should be places where learning takes place and people feel peace, love, safety, and the Spirit)
Play soft, beautiful and inviting music in your home. Tapes of previously released classical music are $3-5 at music stores. Or listen to the radio on a soft sounding station. Record your own soft music or play Church music--Primary tapes, Hymns, Young Women music or other songs.
Welcome people to your home with a beautiful and inviting scent. It could be cookies or fresh bread, perfume, a scented candle burning, potpourri, simmering water with orange peel in it, etc.
Keep your home inviting by keeping it clean and non-cluttered.
Have flower arrangements, soap bowls, statuettes, pictures of beautiful things or places and family, or plants throughout your home.
Pictures from old calendars could provide inexpensive but pretty pictures.
Children's artwork could be hung around the house--especially in their rooms.
Make a door decoration--a wreath, a wooden cutout, an embroidery, that welcomes people to your home.
Make or buy an inexpensive slip cover for your couch if it is looking a little old or if it is not an appealing color to you.
Change your light bulbs the next time they burn out to softer, warmer glowing bulbs.
Learn to speak with a gentle, loving tone of voice. Make it a goal never to yell.
While your home should be orderly, allow space and time for people to live in it. Couches and tables should be places where people like to visit. Living rooms and family rooms should not be so fancy or ordered that people fear going in there because they do not want to mess it up.
If you have a back yard, have a place to sit and little nooks to visit.
Make books or uplifting magazines available.
I found this quote... Apparently no Copyright Info... So it should be good to go.... Though here is the original link... Source - It appears to be a sub page from "Relief Society Rest Stop"...
Hope this Helps...
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JB asked:
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| How do you feel about your home now... is it a piece of Heaven on Earth? What are some good ways to make it a little bit more 'Celestial'? |
I'm working on that! One of the things suggested by our leadership is to have pictures of temples, portraits of the Savior, etc., in our homes. I recently found that I can buy very inexpensive prints from the Church website, and then I can frame them appropriately to my home environment. It really -- and I mean really -- can make a difference in your day when the first thing you see is the Lord's countenance (or the artist's rendition of the Savior, of course). And for me, with my temple goal, the photos of temples really helps me stay focused.
I designed on my computer a few appropriate quotes, embellished with nice fonts and clean graphics, and framed them nicely, also. One is D&C 132:8 'mine house is a house of order' (etc) and that helps me to remember to keep *my* house in an orderly manner.
It's a lifelong process. I take a few steps a day toward eternity, and hope that my home reflects that attitude more today than it did yesterday.
In my opinion.
Roz
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QUOTE How do you feel about your home now... Is it a piece of Heaven on Earth? What are some good ways to make it a little bit more 'Celestial'?
My home is a refuge when I go out and I see how bad the world is....I don't know if it's a piece of Heaven on Earth though
having an extra-active 3 years old toddler running and screaming all over the house there is no peace whatsoever.How to make my home more Celestial? I love the ideas of Farseer, also I would say we should treat each other how Jesus would treat us. I like Pres. Kimball quote 'There should be screaming only once at home: If there is a fire"
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Here are some good quotes on the subject with regards to our personal lives and our families:
QUOTE "There is one responsibility that no man can evade. That is the effect of personal influence. Our influence is surely felt in our respective families."
(Thomas S. Monson, "Peace, Be Still," Ensign, Nov. 2002, 54)
"The kingdom of our Lord needs you. Be worthy of it. Be loyal to your best selves. Never stoop to anything which would take from you the strength to abstain."
(Gordon B. Hinckley, President Gordon B. Hinckley, "Loyalty," Ensign, May 2003, 58-59)
(Thomas S. Monson, "Peace, Be Still," Ensign, Nov. 2002, 54)
"The kingdom of our Lord needs you. Be worthy of it. Be loyal to your best selves. Never stoop to anything which would take from you the strength to abstain."
(Gordon B. Hinckley, President Gordon B. Hinckley, "Loyalty," Ensign, May 2003, 58-59)
My Mormon Home a Heaven?
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| ....I don't know if it's a piece of Heaven on Earth though having an extra-active 3 years old toddler running and screaming all over the house there is no peace whatsoever I like Pres. Kimball quote 'There should be screaming only once at home: If there is a fire" |
Now you also have to remember the scripture about children that says "for of such is the kingdom of God..."
I love that from Pres. Kimball -- I hadn't heard that before. I think I'll do that up in a frame!
Post Date: 8th Sep, 2003 - 1:21am / Post ID: #
My Mormon Home Heaven
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| I recently found that I can buy very inexpensive prints from the Church website, and then I can frame them appropriately to my home environment. It really -- and I mean really -- can make a difference in your day when the first thing you see is the Lord's countenance (or the artist's rendition of the Savior, of course). And for me, with my temple goal, the photos of temples really helps me stay focused. |
I have done this and it's truly amazing how wonderful they can look, and how cheap they are. I have a few calanders from artists such as Greg Olsen and Simon Dewey, two of my favorite. I took some pictures from those calanders and framed them and they look great. In our hallway I have pictures of all my children. They are positioned in a circle and in the middle of the circle is the Manti Temple, which is where we were married.
Each of my children have a picture of Jesus (the one where he's in the red robe that the church usually gives out) hanging in their room. My daughters have also printed out little sayings and put things they get from YW up on the walls of their rooms also. The boys don't seem to do those things as much, but they do have the pictures of Jesus.
I also have a selection of good music, movies and books available for my children. We aren't perfect at having that peaceful, heaven-like home, yet... but we're trying.
Another idea I heard that I like is to set aside a special room in your house, if you have the room to do this. In that room you decorate it and make it as peaceful and relaxing as you can. That can be the "get away from it all" room where people can go to read, listen to music or do anything else, but they have to keep it quiet and peaceful.
Now, to work on the teasing, yelling and such....
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I was recently thinking... is it possible to do as Enoch did and have your home become so righteous that all within become translated? Or is it a case of 'those things do not happen anymore' and you are just supposed to be happy here?
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