CHAPTER XVII

THE FAMILY

Virtue--Marriage--Do Not Marry Unbelievers--Birth Control--The Husband--The Wife--Children--Family Life--Importance of Early Training--Influence of the Mother--Teach Children the Gospel--Parents Should Teach by Example--Guides for Child Training--Need of Parent Training

SOME WOMANLY DUTIES

The Housewife--Woman's Fashions--Some Duties of the Relief Societies

OBEDIENCE

Counsel--Obedience--Effect of Obedience--Obedience and Free Agency----Effects of Disobedience

GRATITUDE, HUMILITY, DEVOTION, LIBERALITY, HONESTY

Gratitude--Humility--Devotion to the Gospel--Give Freely--Be Honest--Honest in Labor--Consistency and Sincerity

HAPPINESS AND SOCIAL ENJOYMENTS

Saints Should be Happy--Social Amusements--Dancing--The Theater--Excursions