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Teach me to walk in the light of his love.

Teach me to pray to my Father above.

Teach me to know all the things that are right.

Teach me to walk in the light of his love.

So do the kids ever just say, Daddy won't be in the social kingdom with us or

I'm not going to church anymore because Daddy isn't going or

you know what about what about the kids testimonies and commitment to the church

with Daddy not being a believer?

Well, I think that that's definitely something that people could be concerned about,

but I see so many part member families where one of the spouses isn't even a member

finding ways of making it work that I'm not too worried about it and also I don't want my children

going to church because they feel like they have to.

I want them to find the faith that makes them happy and I want them to understand, look,

you don't have to believe everything that the church teaches in order to find favor with God.

You can feel this way about something or that way about something.

You do not check your opinions and personalities at the door when you go to church on Sunday.

I don't think that they need to be screaming at the top of their lungs,

everything that they think and feel, but I also don't think that they need to be

pinned down, so to speak. I want my children to understand the things that my husband knows.

I want them to gain a knowledge of the things that he believes and the historical issues

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