There are many ways parents can help their children learn reverence, the general presidency related. If parents care enough about reverence and have reverent feelings and attitudes, they will nurture the natural feelings of the children." "They are the ones who have the real impact on how a child feels. "Parents can set a reverent tone in the home," Pres. Throughout 1992, Primary children have been learning about reverence, but real knowledge of reverence comes from what they are taught at home, the Primary general presidency said. Parents can set reverent tone for their children Wright, second counselor in the Primary general presidency.
Grassli continued: "We hope that what children have learned in Primary this year is fortified by the adults around them - that they'll set the example and help children have more of an understanding of what reverence is." (See related story on this page.)īy focusing on reverence for a year, Primary leaders are able to teach reverence from many different angles, helping the children explore various facets of reverence and how it applies in all areas of their lives," said Ruth B. We hope this year will help them understand the meaning of reverence." Sometimes a child will turn and say, `but what is reverence?' Some don't know the term or the expectation and they are not prepared to have those feelings. They come into a formal Church setting and people remind them to be reverent. Sister Jepsen added: "We have instances where children come from environments where they do not experience reverence. "When we understand those concepts, we have a feeling of respect, honor and love for ourselves, for our Heavenly Father and the places where we worship Him, the people who teach us about Him, for our homes and the world in which we live," Pres. It's also an outgrowth of past years' presentations, which were: I am a child of God,'I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,' and `I can gain a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.' Grassli, Primary general president, said the focus on reverence was chosen because "children need to learn reverence. "Reverence has been emphasized to the children all year and we hope the presentation shows what they have internalized," Sister Jepsen continued. "At the beginning of 1992, Primary leaders began teaching this concept in sharing time to help children understand what reverence is," she added. Jepsen, first counselor in the Primary general presidency who oversees the development of sacrament meeting presentations. This year's presentation, "I can feel and show reverence for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ," is a summary of what the children have been learning since January, said Betty Jo N. Six ways reverence applies in children's lives are outlined in the sacrament meeting presentation and in the following capsules. "Reverence is all encompassed in love."ĭuring the month of September, wards and branches throughout the Church are hearing Primary children share their knowledge and feelings about reverence as part of the 1992 Children's Sacrament Meeting Presentation.
"Reverence is thinking of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, it is feeling the Spirit of God, doing what you know to be right, and knowing that Jesus is the Christ," the presidency said in a Church News interview. When people understand these concepts, then they behave in a reverent manner. It is thinking, feeling, doing and knowing about respect, honor and love, according to the Primary general presidency. Reverence is more than just folding arms.
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