"One of these questions would surely be, `Do I have time for prayer?' I mean sincere, honest, from the depths of the contrite spirit and a broken heart prayer. He said that one needs to ask some serious and soul-searching questions. A father must not let any activity, no matter how interesting or important it may seem, keep him from giving of himself in the one-on-one service and close, constant care of each member of the family."Įlder Bradford explained that young people need to learn that "none of the exciting, entertaining and fun things" are worth it if they take them off the path that will lead them back to their Heavenly Father. "A mother should never allow herself to become so involved with extras that she finds herself neglecting her divine role. "Next only to our devotion to God, the family comes first," he emphasized. It should separate need from greed."Īt the top of a list of basics must be the family. It must be the product of inspiration and prayerful judgment between the things we really need and the things we just want. This list must follow the gospel pattern and contain the elements needed for our sanctification and perfection. "To do this we need to develop a list of basics, a list of those things that are indispensable to our mortal welfare and happiness and our eternal salvation. To unclutter one's life, Elder Bradford admonished, much has to be discarded. "We give our lives to that which we give our time," Elder Bradford explained. They are more subtle and just seem to evolve, taking control of lives. Some are obvious, such as material things, "the stuff we collect." Other things that clutter lives and use up time are not as obvious as the material. "It is a life in which the things you have surrounded yourself with, and allow to use your time, are controlling you, and negatively influencing your happiness and eternal progress."He said that lives can be cluttered by many things. "A cluttered life is a life that you do not have control of," Elder Bradford said Saturday afternoon. Unclutter your lives, counseled Elder William R.
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