Training Children to Be Strong in Spirit

The greatest gift you can give your children is to train them to be strong in spirit, courageous, unbending in the face of adversity and temptation. This is not a time for weak spirits. Some call it intestinal fortitude. I call it guts -- spiritual guts. The timid and afraid will fall victim to their appetites and not have the moral earnestness to be men and women of character. The greatest gift you can give your children is to train them to be strong in spirit, courageous, unbending in the face of adversity and temptation.