“With all that is going on in the world, with the lowering of moral standards, you young people are being raised in enemy territory.” —Elder Boyd K. Packer
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Obedience
“Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God.” — Joseph Smith
Being truthful about both the natural and manmade consequences of choices and allowing our children to experience the pain and disappointment resulting from bad choices will not always deter them from making wrong decisions, but it will enable them to learn from their choices so they can make better ones in the future.