Sela Fakatou, West Midlands, England

In our family, everyone is busy. Sometimes we don't take time to listen carefully to each other or to practice kindness or politeness. So in preparation for an upcoming general conference, we prayed to know how we could grow closer as a family.

Elder RobertD. Hales's talk, "Our Duty to God: The Mission of Parents and Leaders to the Rising Generation" (see Liahona and Ensign, May 2010, 95), answered our prayers and our questions.

I was especially touched by the story about Elder Hales's grandson asking, "Grandpa! Are you in there?" Elder Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained, "Being there means understanding the hearts of our youth and connecting with them. And connecting with them means not just conversing with them but doing things with them too."

We've worked to improve our interaction with each other. At dinner, we talk about the day. We talk about challenges we're facing and how the things we're learning from the scriptures help us confront and overcome those challenges.

Making time for these exchanges has taken effort. But as these good habits have become part of family life, I have felt a special love for my family. As I have followed the prophetic counsel I received at conference, answers to other questions have filled my mind, and I have seen ways I can be more like the Savior Jesus Christ. More than ever before, I feel a sense of peace instead of worry.

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