As a Sunday School teacher, the only thing I would add would be to make going to church and worshipping our Savior a priority.
I personally become frustrated when I learn that one of my students didn’t come to church because they had a birthday party or a sporting event to attend. By skipping church to attend those functions you send a message that those things are more important than hearing the Gospel preached and receiving the sacrament.
You are exactly right, my friend. I have very few dad friends who are religious outside of my best and oldest friend, so I was just pulling from my biased experience because I do think this yearning to be better fathers is happening across a broad spectrum of men from all kinds of backgrounds. I also think the more they explore the topic, the closer they're drawn to God. It just takes time to see that.
Wonderful article. I love being a father. So many of my friends are the same. They pour everything into their family. It's glorious. The times are a changing my friend. God bless you 🙏
Love this Andrew. It's interesting that you're pulling this from personal experience and this is exactly what I'm seeing with the dads I work with. There's a push from dads to be better than 'the old man' and be more present in their children's life than what they experienced. Really enjoyed it.
As a Sunday School teacher, the only thing I would add would be to make going to church and worshipping our Savior a priority.
I personally become frustrated when I learn that one of my students didn’t come to church because they had a birthday party or a sporting event to attend. By skipping church to attend those functions you send a message that those things are more important than hearing the Gospel preached and receiving the sacrament.
I hope I didn’t get too preachy.
You are exactly right, my friend. I have very few dad friends who are religious outside of my best and oldest friend, so I was just pulling from my biased experience because I do think this yearning to be better fathers is happening across a broad spectrum of men from all kinds of backgrounds. I also think the more they explore the topic, the closer they're drawn to God. It just takes time to see that.
Outstanding. I identify with every one of these points. I love being a Dad.
Wonderful article. I love being a father. So many of my friends are the same. They pour everything into their family. It's glorious. The times are a changing my friend. God bless you 🙏
As a new dad myself (I am 34 and my son is 6 months) this article resonates deeply.
The Lord saved me from a life of womanizing in my twenties to provide me the responsibility of a wife and son.
Praise God !
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love it man!
Well said, thank you.
I hope you're right!
Priorities, man. All about priorities. Well-written. Thanks for sharing!
Love this Andrew. It's interesting that you're pulling this from personal experience and this is exactly what I'm seeing with the dads I work with. There's a push from dads to be better than 'the old man' and be more present in their children's life than what they experienced. Really enjoyed it.