Do as Commanded (Come, Follow Me)

I have really enjoyed the Come, Follow Me reading this week (Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65).  I learned something from Joseph's father, Joseph Smith Sr.  When Joseph reported to his father that he had seen an angel, his father believed him and told him to go and act on that revelation.

I want to be the kind of father who encourages my children to seek personal revelation and then act on it in faith.  I really believe that parental encouragement as children embark on a path of discipleship can lead them to do great things in the Lord's kingdom.

Joseph Smith—History 1:49-50

The messenger … commanded me to go to my father and tell him of the vision and commandments which I had received.

I obeyed;

I returned to my father in the field, and rehearsed the whole matter to him. 

He replied to me that it was of God, and told me to go and do as commanded by the messenger.