How Can Your Family Help Each Other?

By President M. Russell Ballard

Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

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Official portrait of President M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 2004.

Adapted from “Family Councils,” Liahona, May 2016, 63–65.

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Panel 1 of 4 spot illustrations of various families & kids. Each family should be a different ethnicity. 1. Parents and a child discussing at dinner table. 2. Family choosing new pet. 3. Older sibling helping a younger sibling. 4. Parent and child having a talk.

Pray, listen, talk, and plan together.

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Panel 2 of 4 spot illustrations of various families & kids. Each family should be a different ethnicity. 1. Parents and a child discussing at dinner table. 2. Family choosing new pet. 3. Older sibling helping a younger sibling. 4. Parent and child having a talk.

Make decisions together. Include everyone.

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Panel 3 of 4 spot illustrations of various families & kids. Each family should be a different ethnicity. 1. Parents and a child discussing at dinner table. 2. Family choosing new pet. 3. Older sibling helping a younger sibling. 4. Parent and child having a talk.

Older children can help younger children.

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Panel 4 of 4 spot illustrations of various families & kids. Each family should be a different ethnicity. 1. Parents and a child discussing at dinner table. 2. Family choosing new pet. 3. Older sibling helping a younger sibling. 4. Parent and child having a talk.

Share your concerns, worries, hopes, and dreams with your family.

Illustrations by Gabriele Tafuni