Parents, do not neglect the work waiting for you in the church in your own family. This is your first field of missionary effort. The most important work you can do is to place your children on the Lord’s side. When they err, deal with them tenderly, yet firmly. Let them unite with you in opposing the evil by which Satan seeks to destroy the souls and bodies of human beings. Share with them the secret of the cross, the secret that to you means sanctification, redemption, and eternal victory. As you take your children with you into the service of the Lord, what a victory you gain. {7T 11.1}

Forældre, forsøm ikke det arbejde der venter på jer i menigheden i jeres egen familie. Dette er jeres første missionsarbejde. Det vigtigste arbejde I kan gøre er at sætte jeres børn på Herrens side. Når de fejler, så behandl dem ømt og dog fast. Lad dem stå sammen med jer imod onder, som Satan forsøger at ødelægge menneskers sjæle og legemer med. Del korsets hemmelighed med dem, den hemmelighed der for jer betyder helligelse, genløsning og evig sejr. Hvis I tager jeres børn med jer ind til Herrens tjeneste, hvilken sejr vil du da vinde!