...[L]ove is the foundational virtue in building a strong home. Our Father in Heaven exemplifies the pattern we should follow. He loves us, teaches us, is patient with us, and entrusts us with our agency. President Hinckley said: "Love can make the difference - love generously given in childhood and reaching through the awkward years of youth ... and encouragement that is quick to compliment and slow to criticize." Sometimes discipline, which means "to teach" is confused with criticism. Children - as well as people of all ages - improve behavior from love and encouragement more than from fault-finding.
Susan W. Tanner, “Did I Tell You … ?,” Ensign, May 2003, 73
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