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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
Sep 16, 2025
Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.
A good parent gives their child roots and wings.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what's been taught them.
There are two things parents should give their children roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel (or rather, to fly).
Temple mirrors of eternity remind us that each human being has "divine nature and destiny"; that "sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally"; and that, growing together in love and faithfulness, we can give children roots and wings.
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.
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