Ever since I was a little kid Saturdays were the days where we would work as a family to clean, do yardwork and get a lot of things done around the house, in a way Saturdays were preparation for the week to come and Sundays. Some of my favorite memories are working in the yard with my family. We would laugh together, complain together, joke together and help each other together. Those times throughout my childhood were crucial, they were the turning points of how my work ethic would become now. Today I am so thankful that I have a hard-working family that taught me more about the importance of hard work and the true unity of family.
Working with your kids can only benefit them. Today, the importance of work has faded, children don’t know how to do things and have become rather lazy in their work ethics. What can we do to prevent this? Have our kids work! That is all we must do is encourage it in a positive way, show them the importance of it through your example and continue to see the blessings of your labors, they will come! REMEMBER BE AN EXAMPLE OF WORK ETHIC TO YOUR CHILDREN AND INVOLVE THEM IN IT. Throughout this week, we talked about fathers, finances and hard work. One thing that stuck out to me in the readings in class this week was the importance of hard work and management of money. One thing in the reading that stuck out to me was the idea of how people have been working since the begging of time, an example of this is Adam and Eve because since the beginning they were cursed with being banned from the garden, having to bring forth their own labors which included much work. Work is a good thing, like Adam and Eve it can teach us to help one another. Isn’t that the point of working in the long run, to help each other? I just wanted to say how much I love work. I think when people have hard work ethics, they show that they aren’t lazy and they are willing to do anything they can to provide for their families. Providing for a family reminds me of the father figure in the home. One of the best providers I know is my dad. He is the best example of this. Ever since I can remember my father has always provided for our family’s needs and we have never struggled or if we did he never showed it to us. I really appreciate his hard work, always trying his best and showing us to never give up even when it gets hard. When I need something, especially financially for example, if I need help in covering some costs in school, my dad will help me and provide the rest that I cannot make up. I love how my dad is so willing to play his role in fatherhood, how he is so willing to give it his all and so willing to be the best example I know. One thing that I know my dad is good with is money, my dad knows how to manage money like no other. Elder Ashton said in his talk One for the Money, “In the home, money management between husband and wife should be on a partnership basis, with both parties having a voice in decision and policy making. When children come along and reach the age of accountability, they, too, should be involved in money concerns on a limited-partnership basis. Peace, contentment, love, and security in the home are not possible when financial anxieties and bickerings prevail” I love this quote from the readings because it expresses that even though one member of the family needs to be good with money, but both a husband and wife need to work together to be good at managing their money for their family. I am grateful to say that even though my dad is great with money, my mother is also. They both have divided roles on who takes care of which parts of the money that is being managed. For example, my father will do the taxes while my mother balances the check book. They also work together by discussing where they want the money they have earned to go towards, whether it be towards school, food, cars, health etc. I am so grateful for their examples. This week on my blog I want to challenge you to do something! I want to challenge you to read this talk by Elder Ashton https://www.lds.org/ensign/2007/09/one-for-the-money?lang=eng read it with your family, your spouse, your friends or whoever you want. I promise you that it will help you to realize how important it is to manage your money. Managing money is a benefit for the long run, it keeps you out of debt and will make you that much happier. Review it, love it and comment about it after reading of what you thought. Let me know! XOXO Con amor, Bonnie
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