Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

lives, and they cannot readily overcome the
education of their childhood.
The tenderest earthly tie is that between the
mother and her child. The child is more readily
impressed by the life and example of the mother
than by that of the father; for a stronger and more
tender bond of union unites them. Mothers have a
heavy responsibility. If I could impress upon them
the work which they can do in molding the minds
of their children I should be happy.
If parents themselves would obtain knowledge,
and feel the importance of putting it to a practical
use in the education of their dear children, we
should see a different order of things among youth
and children. The children need to be instructed in
regard to their own bodies. There are but few youth
who have any definite knowledge of the mysteries
of human life. They know but little about the living
machinery. Says David: "I will praise Thee; for I
am fearfully and wonderfully made." Teach your
children to study from cause to effect; show them
that if they violate the laws of their being they must
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