Return to Temple Blessings

Contributor: Paula Titus

QUESTION:
Any ideas on how to create a celestial environment in your home?  Besides the blueprint that is given in the scriptures ("organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing...")  Any particular things that have worked for you sisters?  especially on establishing a peaceful environment?  Those of you who have or have had young ones who bicker a lot, how do you get peace?

ANSWER:
We had a beautiful lesson on creating a peaceful home by a busy wife of a stake president counselor with a large family.  The main thing she focused on was to teach the family to love Jesus Christ and try to be like him.  She shared things like giving candy when they could quote a scripture, article of faith, etc; having all participate in Family Home Evening; reading the scriptures; displays some pictures such as Mormon Ads and other church pictures; AND making sure everyone left the home with a prayer.  Sometimes she would have to have 4 prayers before everyone was gone but she made sure they all had prayers.  At the end she gave out a small card in which she pasted on the back.

"When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.  Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities."  President Ezra Taft Benson (Ensign, May 1988)