What in you is merely casualness may become hostility in your children

 "A very real danger of not enthusiastically supporting Children and Youth is the unintended message we would send to our children that the Church is a buffet where we can simply pick and choose which practices and commandments we want to follow and somehow opt out of the rest without consequence.

"Elder Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles powerfully taught, 'What in you is merely casualness about Christianity may, in your children, become hostility; for what you have not defended, your children may reject angrily.'"

- Steven J. Lund, Young Men General President, Liahona, March 2022. quoting Neal A. Maxwell, Neal A. Maxwell, “Why Not Now?,” Ensign, Nov. 1974, 12.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2022/03/united-states-and-canada-section/how-the-children-and-youth-program-strengthens-families?lang=eng

Neal A. Maxwell, “Why Not Now?,” October 1974 general conference, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1974/10/why-not-now?lang=eng 

"The messages portrayed on television, in movies, and in other media are very often in direct opposition to that which we want our children to embrace and hold dear. It is our responsibility not only to teach them to be sound in spirit and doctrine but also to help them stay that way, regardless of the outside forces they may encounter. This will require much time and effort on our part—and in order to help others, we ourselves need the spiritual and moral courage to withstand the evil we see on every side."

- Thomas S. Monson, First Counselor in the First Presidency, "Three Goals to Guide You," General Conference, Oct 2007

The way we treat our wives could well have the greatest impact on the character of our sons

"Considering everything else that we do, the way we treat our wives could well have the greatest impact on the character of our sons. If a father is guilty of inflicting verbal or physical abuse in any degree on his companion, his sons will resent him for it, perhaps even despise him for it. But interestingly enough, when they are grown and marry, they are likely to follow the same pattern of abuse with their wives. There is an urgent need in our society for fathers who respect their wives and treat them with sweet, tender love."

- Elder F. Melvin Hammond, Of the Seventy, "Dad, Are You Awake?," Ensign, Nov 2002, p. 98
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2002/11/dad-are-you-awake?lang=eng

Our homes become an incubator for our children’s spiritual growth

"When we follow the prophets’ counsel to hold family home evening, family prayer, and family scripture study, our homes become an incubator for our children’s spiritual growth. There we teach them the gospel, bear our testimonies, express our love, and listen as they share their feelings and experiences. By our righteous choices and actions, we liberate them from darkness by increasing their ability to walk in the light."

- Elder Robert D. Hales, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life," Ensign, Nov 2010, p. 26
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2010/11/agency-essential-to-the-plan-of-life?lang=eng

Every father in the Church should function as the patriarch of his home

"Every father in the Church should function as the patriarch of his home. He should take the lead in spiritually guiding the family. He ought not to delegate nor abrogate his responsibilities to the mother. He should call for family prayer, family home evening, scripture reading, and occasional father interviews. He is the protector, the defender, and the kindly source of discipline. It is the father who should lead, unify, and solidify the family unit by accepting the priesthood of God and responding to the calls and privileges associated with priesthood authority. His relationship with God and His Son, Jesus Christ, is one of the beacons which will lead his sons and daughters through the stormy shoals of life.

"If Dad is a true disciple of Jesus Christ, then the sons will follow him as the night the day. "

- Elder F. Melvin Hammond, Of the Seventy, "Dad, Are You Awake?," Ensign, Nov 2002, p. 98
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2002/11/dad-are-you-awake?lang=eng