They had been taught

Alma 56

Every time I read this chapter about the 2,000 stripling sons that fight in place of their fathers, I am so moved. I'm moved mostly because of their strong faith in God...and that it stemmed from the teachings of their mothers:

"...they had been taught that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them".

"...we do not doubt our mothers knew it".

I think the greatest example a child can have in his/her life is that of a mother & father. Things I wish I could have been exposed to, I wasn't.

I wish I could have seen my parents reading the scriptures...
I wish I could have once walked in on my mom or dad praying on their knees....

I think I would have felt more important to them...I think I would have felt more loved...I think I would have felt more secure with who God was at that time in my life, and who He is now at this time in my life. I think I would have had a stronger foundation of faith.

It's taught me that I want to be that for my own children someday.