Place to Learn Service

When my brother and sisters and I would fight while growing up, Dad would always read us this scripture from Mosiah 4:

14And ye will not suffer your ^achildren that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye ^bsuffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and ^cquarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the ^devil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness.

15But ye will ^ateach them to ^bwalk in the ways of truth and^csoberness; ye will teach them to ^dlove one another, and to serve one another.

We were certainly aware God didn't want us to fight, although we didn't always follow this scripture. I do think it's important to realize that the home is the place to learn service and love. I have not thought about helping my kids serve one another until reading this verse. Somehow parents should incorporate service in the family into daily living.

I believe it will play great dividends.