Parenting: simplicity rather than complexity

I like how Elder Perry talks about how although our world is complex, things are still simple. Obey and trust in Gos and listen to the Spirit! This is comforting in light of parenting.

"While some very intelligent and insightful people might believe our more complex time demands ever more complex solutions, I am far from convinced they are right. Rather, I am of the frame of mind that today’s complexity demands greater simplicity, like the answer my grandfather gave to my sincere question about how to know the difference between right and wrong. I know what I have to offer today is a simple formula, but I can testify about how well it works for me. I recommend it to you and even challenge you to experiment upon my words, and if you do, I promise that they will lead you to clarity of choice when you are bombarded with choices and that they will lead to simple answers to questions that confuse the learned and those who think they are wise."(Obedience through Our Faithfulness) 

Obedience...

I like how Elder Perry talks about obedience. It's essential, and he's not tolerant of disobedience. But he is tolerant of how we learn. And he is tolerant of our various abilities and natural instincts and that some people have more difficulty than others.

"I recognize that the challenges associated with having faith in Jesus Christ and obedience will be more difficult for some than others. I have had enough years of experience to know that the personalities of horses can be very different and, therefore, some horses can be easier or more difficult to train and that the variety of people is far greater. Each of us is a son or daughter of God, and we have a unique premortal and mortal story. Accordingly, there are very few one-size-fits-all solutions. And so I fully recognize the trial-and-error nature of life and, most importantly, the constant need of the second principle of the gospel, even repentance. (Obedience through Our Faithfulness)"