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These are great thoughts, and very wise! Are We Ever Released from the Responsibilities of Parenting? By Julie de Azevedo Hanks  · January 16, 2018 We’ve heard phrases like “parenting is a calling from which you are never released [i] , [ii] ” over the pulpit many times, but rarely do we actually reflect on what this means. When taken literally, that it’s a parent’s job to continue to be their child’s caretaker throughout their lives, this belief can create enmeshed families with weak boundaries that undermine the adult child’s agency. Here are some ideas to consider about the danger of parents who are overly involved with their adult children and adult children who don’t fully transition into an adult role. Intrusive Parents   Too often, this belief of eternal parenthood is used to justify a parent giving constant (often unsolicited) input or criticism into an adult child’s life decisions. Does never being released from parenthood mean parents

Some inspiring thoughts for your day.   Also a link to a talk by Elder Dieter Uchtdorf --  We all love him, and will miss hearing from him as much, but he is still an Apostle, and we will hear a lot from him in the future.  I'm sure the Lord needs him in important new assignments that he probably couldn't do in the First Presidency.  And we love President Dallin H. Oakes!  Things are right in our true Church!  Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father do lead all that happens here! January 17, 2018 Eternal Life is Our Goal Visit our website:  www.Latterdaylight.com SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Abraham 3:25-26 "And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them; and they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate s