Gathering Families

Empowering families to be the primary educators in the lives of their children.

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Don't miss this morning's @hi5live interview with Jenny Baker, of Gathering Families! This Facebook live interview begins at 10AM MDT as Jenny shares “In Whispering Distance Of Heaven”.
Be part of the conversation! Share how you and your family #HearHim! #GatheringFamilies

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“God lives! Jesus is the Christ! His Church has been restored! He and His Father, our Heavenly Father, are watching over us.”
-President Russell M. Nelson

#GatheringFamilies #HearHim #GeneralConference
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(Art by J. Kirk Richards)

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"Gratitude is a catalyst to all Christlike attributes! A thankful heart is the parent of all virtues. "

-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
"Grateful in Any Circumstances"

#GatheringFamilies #Gratitude #Virtue

[art, "You Are My Heart"]

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Every evening, from now until Thanksgiving, gather your family together to pray for America! Please share your experiences with us and help spread the word! It’s time to GATHER!

#GatheringFamilies #PrayersForAmerica #ComeHome

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"Sisters, you have the right to draw liberally upon the Savior’s power to help your family and others you love."
-President Russell M. Nelson

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

(Art by Elspeth C. Young)

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"We need women who are devoted to shepherding God’s children along the covenant path toward exaltation."
-President Russell M. Nelson, "A Plea to My Sisters"

#GatheringFamilies #SinResistantGeneration

Art: "A Walk to the Temple" by Brent Borup

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"We need women who can detect deception in all of its forms."
-President Russell M. Nelson, "A Plea to My Sisters"

#GatheringFamilies #SinResistantGeneration #ComeHome

(Art: Mother Protecting by Caitlin Connolly)

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"If this world loses the moral rectitude of its women, the world will never recover.”
-President Russell M. Nelson

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

(Art by Heide Press)

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We, as disciples of Christ, can and should be the very best in the world at upholding, nourishing, and protecting families."
~Sister Julie B. Beck

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

(Art by Dorian Florez)

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"Family life is the best method for achieving happiness in this world, and it is a clear pattern … [of] what is to be in the next world."
-Spencer W. Kimball
“Privileges and Responsibilities of Sisters,” Ensign, Nov. 1978

#GatheringFamlies #ComeHome

Art by Caitlin Connolly

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"No other work transcends that of righteous, intentional parenting!"
-President Russell M. Nelson

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

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(artist unknown)

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"We are part of a divine plan designed by Heavenly Parents who love us."

M. Russell Ballard
"When Thou Art Converted: Continuing Our Search for Happiness"

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome #ComeFollowMe #Family

[art by Caitlin Connolly]

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"It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family"
-Thomas Jefferson

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

[art by Annie Henri, "Turning the Hearts"]

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"Strong family relationships don’t just happen. It takes time. It takes commitment, it takes prayer, and it takes work."
-W. Eugene Hansen
"Children and the Family"

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

[ art, "The Feeling of Family" by CJ deSilva]

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“If I were asked to name the world’s greatest need, I should say unhesitatingly wise mothers; and the second, exemplary fathers." (David O. McKay, Secrets of a Happy Life, comp)

#GatheringFmailies #ComeHome

[art "Family Traditions" by Morgan Weistling]

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"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother." -Theodore Hesburgh

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

(Art by: John Dickson Batten)

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“When you observe kind and gentle mothers in action, you see women of great strength.”
—Sister Margaret D. Nadauld
“The Joy of Womanhood”

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome
[art by Aurelia]

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"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." -Desmond Tutu

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

(Art: Henry C. Porter)

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"Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected.”
-Boyd K. Packer
"And a Little Child Shall Lead Them"

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

(Artist: Unknown)

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"We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies." -Shirley Abbott

#GatheringFamilies #ComeHome

(Art: Victoria Kharchenko "The Long Way")