As we await the Lord’s return, God has
entrusted on parents the responsibility of preparing the family for our
heavenly home. E.G. White states, “every family is a church, over which the
parents preside. The first consideration of the parents should be to work for
the salvation of their children. When the father and mother as priest and
teacher of the family take their position fully on the side of Christ, a good
influence will be exerted in the home. And this sanctified influence will be
felt in the church and will be recognized by every believer. . . . No man can bring into the church an
influence that he does not exert in his home life and in his business
relations” (CG 549)
