James E. Faust Quotes

The prospect of being a father made me ask myself a question. How do you know what kind of adult your child will turn out to be? And how much can you control that?

Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.

I'm very proud of all my children. They all have Christian families; they read the Bible; they pray; the kids go to Sunday school; they know the Ten Commandments by heart. That's my greatest honor, and I couldn't do anything to glorify God that could surpass that. That's very meaningful.

If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example.

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is.

They're really nice kids. Michael is really raising them properly and right.

Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.

As a father of six kids and as a man who's been transformed by the power of the gospel, I would never just let my kids flounder and just sort of try to figure out their own way through life when I know that I've got the best guide on the planet - God and His word.

Parents who struggle to get a witness of the Savior into the heart of a child will be helped as they seek for a way to bring the words and the spirit of the Book of Mormon into the home and all the lives in their family.

We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.

Train our children to love God.

My grandparents knew it was important that I understood Christianity and the Bible. But they never took me to church; they sent me to church.

Ryan and I didn't grow up like this at all, with this much attention. We'll just try to keep their feet on the ground and raise them with the values we were raised with.

I'm so thrilled to get to raise my kids in the environment that they are in. I think it's easy just to imagine that all these kids are spoiled and entitled. Part of what makes me be strong with my kids is the fact that I'm surrounded by other really firm strong moms.

My mam and dad have brought me up well.

I was raised in a very, very loving household. I had quite unusual parents, and my father has always been my hero.

Papa didn't cuss, he didn't raise a whole lot of fuss. But when we did wrong, Papa beat the hell out of us.

Father and Mother are apostles, bishops and priests to their children, for it is they who make them acquainted with the gospel.

As a young boy you gave me whoopings to save my life.

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while. Your children need your presence more than your presents.

There are a lot of things my mother taught me and helped me and disciplined me and made sure I stayed on the right track. And there are a ton of things that only my father could have taught me.

A father's holy life is a rich legacy for his sons.

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.

I could pull all kinds of games on my mother. I couldn't pull any games on my father.