The passage above demonstrates the greatest legacy a mother can leave her children. Let's take a closer look and see how we, too, can leave an eternal legacy. It was noted, by the apostle Paul, that Timothy had a sincere faith in Christ. His grandmother and his mother each manifested the love of Christ in their lives. Faith is not hereditary, it is caught.
Children often learn things by observing the behavior and speech of others.
They desire to emulate their parents. What we are, is what they will become. Therefore, it is necessary that we, as mothers, make certain our children are looking at the right things about us. Mothers are human and prone to mistakes. We must point our children to the Savior, Jesus Christ and teach them of His love, not only by the words we speak, but by our attutudes and actions in every situation of life.