Mothers have a sacred mission in directing and educating the minds of their children. They should not be so engrossed with the artificial and burdened with care that they cannot have time to educate their children from God's great book of nature, impressing their young minds with the beauties of opening buds and flowers. The lofty trees, the lovely birds caroling forth their happy songs to their Creator, speak to their senses of the goodness, mercy, and benevolence of God. Every leaf and flower with their varied tints, perfuming the air, teach them that God is love. All that is good and lovely and beautiful in this world speaks to them of the love of our Heavenly Father. The character of God they may discern in his created works. Parents should improve every opportunity to impress their children by connecting in their minds God with the things of nature, that they may look up through nature to nature's God. Lead your children to regard God as the Creator of all things, and to reverence and fear him who is exalted above the heavens, and to love him because he first loved them. The evidences of his love they have on every hand, speaking to them through the glories of nature. Your temporal matters may be neglected rather than the heart wants and culture of the minds of your children. E. G. White. -

Mødre har en hellig mission med at lede og uddanne deres børns tanker. De bør ikke være så optagne af det unaturlige og så bebyrdede med bekymringer, at de ikke kan få tid til at undervise deres børn i naturens store bog og lade skønheden i knopper og blomster præge deres unge sind. De høje træer og de yndige fugle, der synger deres glade sange til Skaberens pris, taler til deres sanser om Guds godhed, nåde og barmhjertighed. Hvert blad og hver blomst med deres varierende nuancer fylder luften med duft og lærer dem, at Gud er kærlighed. Alt, hvad der er godt, yndigt og smukt i denne verden, vidner for dem om vor himmelske Faders kærlighed. De kan se Guds karakter i hans skaberværk. Forældre bør bruge alle anledninger til at indprente deres børn, og lægge dem Gud på sinde med naturens ting, så de gennem naturen kan se op til Gud. Led jeres børn til at betragte Gud som alle tings skaber, og til ærbødighed og frygt for ham som er ophøjet over himlene, og at elske ham, som først elskede dem. Beviserne på hans kærlighed har de over alt, de taler til dem gennem naturens herligheder. Jeres timelige sager kan sættes til side, frem for det hjertet mangler og at jeres børns sind bliver opdyrket.
E. G. White.