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The Mother (371-378) MH-SG 42

1. “What the parents are, that, to a great extent, the children will be.” List three things that are reproduced in children. (371)

MH-SG 42.4

2. When should we begin the preparation that will enable the child to be successful in its battle against evil? (371)

MH-SG 42.5

3. How should an expectant mother be treated? (373)

MH-SG 42.6

4. What will be the effects of a “cheerful disposition” or “spirit” in the mother? (374)

MH-SG 43.1

5. “Great is the honor and responsibility placed upon ___________________ and ___________________, in that they are to ___________________ to their children.” (375) MH-SG 43.2

6. Even though “a mother’s work often seems to her an unimportant service,” what can she be sure of? (376, 377)

MH-SG 43.3

7. “No other work can equal hers [the mother’s] in importance. . . . It is hers, with the help of God, to ___________________ in a ___________________ the ___________________ the ___________________.” (378) MH-SG 43.4

For further study: Consider the four Bible mothers who illustrate the importance of prenatal influence. (372) Discuss ways in which a husband may “lead on softly.” (373, 374) MH-SG 43.5