Education delivered in the tabernacle April 8, 1852 pg 66-71

"When we speak upon education, it is not to be understood that it alone consists in a man's learning the letters of the alphabet, in being trained in every branch of scholastic lore, in becoming a proficient in the knowledge of the sciences, and a classical scholar, but also in learning to classify himself and others." pg 66
"...education commences with the mother, and the child in connection. ...It depends a great degree upon the mother, as to what children receive, in early age, of principle of every description, pertaining to all that can be learned by the human family. When will mothers understand this?" pg 66
"If your children do not receive impressions of true piety, virtue, tenderness, and every principle of the Holy Ghost, you may be assured that their sins will not be required at the hands of the father, but of the mother." pg 67
"The duty of the mother is to watch over her children, and to give them their early education, for impressions received in infancy are lasting." pg 67
-remember how the mothers of the stripling warriors influenced their sons to do good
"The character of a person is formed through life to a greater or less degree, by the teachings of their mother." pg 67
-children shouldn't be neglected while their mothers are off having fun
children also need to be taught to be guided by their fathers as well
"Always keep your minds pure before the Lord." pg 69
-prayers is the way to avoid temptation
"In these circumstances the mind must be centered upon the Lord, and upon His work, continually. When you embark to fill up the end of your creation, never cease to seek to have the Spirit of the Lord rest upon you, that your minds may be peaceable, and as smooth as the summer breezes of heaven. Never cease a day of your life to have the Holy Ghost resting upon you." pg 69
"Remember it... Let your hearts before the Lord, and never cease to do anything you can for the satisfaction and comfort of your family, that all may enjoy the comforts of the Spirit of the Lord continually. If you do not come to this, your literary attainments will not exceed those of the world." pg 69
"Joseph built on the sure foundation, and, when I build up my superstructure, it shall be upon the same foundation." pg 70
"When a man is full of the light of eternity, then the eye is not the only medium by which he sees, his ear is not the only medium by which he hears, nor the brain the only means by which he understands..." pg 70
"We are at present low, weak, and grovelling in the dark, but we are planted here in weakness for the purpose of exaltation. pg 71