Receiving Revelation for My Children Part 1

Because we are their Parents~
Because we are partners with our Heavenly Father~
Because families are eternal~

We are entitled to receive revelation
for our children.

This is true...
I've seen this in my own life
and my yahoos can attest to it too.
I believe it began from the moment
I knew I was pregnant...
I tuned into my body
my baby...
and once that child was born,
the bonding continued
senses are sharpened
and
my bond with my Father in Heaven
also grew in strength...
it had to,
I depended on Him so much
to guide me along as I learned how to
care for and guide the new little spirit in my life.

Somewhere along the way,
my ears became so atuned to His voice,
that there have been moments
when knowledge flowed in
and flooded my mind.
Other times,
little bits of things would be revealed--
just enough to let me know
I needed to pay attention to a particular child,
either to protect them,
or to guide them.

Here's some examples:

When my oldest was almost 7 years old,
he became tempted with lying
to save himself the consequences of his choices.
I knew he was lying
because he wasn't good at it, right?
But I wanted him to CHOOSE to be honest;
so I'd say,
"David Scott, I'm worried about whoever did this[whatever it was],
and I know that Heavenly Father knows who did this,
so when I talk to Heavenly Father tonight,
I'm going to ask Him and He'll tell me."
A tearful confession usually followed.
But then, right before he turned 8
a situation arose where I wasn't sure
who the culprit was--
him or his sister.
Altho I was pretty sure it was him,
I wasn't positive.
So, I repeated my plea for honesty and the words
that usually produced a confession...
"There was more than one person in the room
when this happened,
the person that did this,
and Heavenly Father.
I'm going to go ask Him right now,
who did this."
Rather than the confession,
David Scott said with full confidence,
"Okay, come back and tell me what He says."

I had to do as I said I would.
I went and asked and needed to know the answer--
to prove to my son that my relationship was real
and to make sure the discipline was meted out fairly.

On my knees, I sought the answer.
It came.
And David Scott, then, offered his confession.

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Another time,
my special-needs son, Dean,
was a very sick baby with a bad cold.
I'd been up with him all night long
and come daylight,
I was standing in the hallway of our two bedroom apartment
wondering where the humidifier was...
I knew that would help his congestion.
But I was so tired
and emotional, ( do you get emotional when you're over-tired? or is it just me?)
I couldn't find the humidifier.

We only had three closets in the whole place,
and I knew it had to be there,
but I just couldn't see it.
I looked thru each closet over and over
and just didn't see it.
Finally, in true desperation,
with Dean in my arms,
I was standing in the hallway

and I said a prayer,
"Heavenly Father, I need Your help.

I know You know where the humidifier is,
Please lead me to it. Show it to me."
I opened the closet door
right in front of me,
and there it was.
I stood and cried with gratitude
that my prayer was answered so immediately.

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One time, I was in California visiting my bff, Denise
and her family
with just the baby, Daisie.
It was my last day there,
and we all went to Universal Studios.
As we're parking the car,
a horrible feeling came over me,
I was wracked with a feeling of dread
and I didn't know why.
I didn't have a cell phone (this was 1996),
and was desperate to get to a phone and call home.
I passed off the baby to my friend,
and ran to the gates of the Park,
in search of a phone.
By the time I found one,
I knew which child was in danger.
I dialed the house,
my husband answered the phone--
"Where's Diana?" I asked, frantically.
"She is at the park with the older kids. Why?" he asked.
"Go to her. Go to her right now!!!!" I yelled in the phone.
"Ok." he said and hung up.
I didn't know what was happening with her, but this voice of warning
was so strong, I knew it was Divine.
My friend and her family caught up with me and waited for a few minutes
until I called back to the house.
When I did,
my husband related this:
"He'd jumped into the car, and drove down to the park that was just around the corner
from our house. He found Diana, who was crying from falling off a swing.  She wasn't really hurt though.
So then he asked himself, why would I have had such a strong impression over a tumble off a swing? So he looked around the park.  Then, he noticed a car with a strange-looking man inside, watching the playground.
Our children, the 4 of them, (ranging in ages 13 to 4) were the only kids at the park.  And there were no other adults.  My husband said he was impressed to bring all the kids home. This was at the time when child abductions were happening alot in Phoenix, and I rarely even let the kids play in the front yard.
As he related this, my heart sank and rejoiced in the same instant! What if I'd ignored that impression?

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I want to continue to blog these experiences.
After General Conference's theme of Families, I feel that there is a great need for us to turn our
attention inward to our families. 
For me, I have learned that Satan is the Great Distractor from Righteousness.
If he can keep my ears and eyes focused on worldly things,
than on my family,
he is pleased.
I want to acknowledge that Heavenly Father
does care about me and my family.
And we need Him in our daily lives for guidance and purpose.

As parents, we are entitled to receive revelation
 for our children while they are under our care.
 After they have grown, that stewardship is altered.
 I do not receive revelation for my married kids.
 If I've done my job right, then my grown children should
be able to receive their own revelation. 


I can guide them with my best guesses and love,
but in fact, my stewardship changes
once they are adults.
I didn't realize this until recently. 
It has been such a gradual process,
as each of them have aged,
and begun making their own choices,
I didn't feel the shift at all.
And it makes so much so sense--
they shouldn't be relying on their parents anymore.
This is their life,
and their free agency is in full-bloom.
They too, must learn for themselves
how to live happily.

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What about you?

Have you also had experiences with revelation regarding your family?