The other day as my husband was getting ready to leave the house to drop off our boys at Scouts, he offered to take David along. Whenever David notices that someone is getting their shoes on or grabbing a sweater he knows that they must be going to go somewhere exciting and he is always game. Just dropping brothers off at the school for cross country practice is awesome to him. So he was thrilled when Jerry told him that they were going to go "bye bye" together.
I was sitting at the kitchen table and Jerry walked past on his way out and said, "Bye sweetie," and squeezed my shoulder as he went by. A few seconds later I was surprised by David (just two years old) as he swaggered by me like a big grown up man, arms swinging, (anyone who knows David very well will immediately know the "walk" I am describing) and said to me, "Bye sweetie," and reached up and squeezed my shoulder.
Way back when I was three years old and Harold B. Lee was the prophet, a pamphlet was put out by the church that was republished in the June 2002 Ensign. It was called, "Father, Consider Your Ways." In this it says:
"It must be emphasized that as a father, you are always teaching. For good or ill your family learns your ways, your beliefs, your heart, your ideas, your concerns. Your children may or may not choose to follow you, but the example you give is the greatest light you hold before your children, and you are accountable for that light."
Even a two year old is not too young to learn a ton from his Dad about how to love, honor, and respect his mother. And as he grows he will learn to always honor and respect all women.
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