Ch. 24 Leading in the Lord's Way

This is from our lesson in Relief Society yesterday.  I feel like a lot of what I read or hear gets applied to motherhood and being a parent.   The lesson was focused on qualities of a good leader, some of which are:

Integrity Open-minded Obedient Loyalty

Humble Patience Perseverance Fair

Friendly Supportive Sacrifice Love

Good worker Reliable Service Caring

Delegate Organized Put others first Lead by example

These can really be applied to our interaction with anyone and everyone around us.

 Another amazing quote is by Joseph Smith: 

“Teach them correct principles, and they govern themselves.”  

I have thought about this before and reminded me again of how we cannot force someone to behave the way we want them, no matter how much we know it will benefit them.  I felt this way on my mission and now as a parent.  The ability to choose is an amazing blessing that has been given to us because of the plan that was carried out by our Savior.  We can only teach the things we know to be good and right, but then we have to step back and give the other the chance to exercise his agency.  In a way it takes greater love to do that than to force and dominate.