When watching the video of the Serbia institution and seeing all the people in there, I was horrified. I couldn't believe that they weren't caring for the children there, and they were left to grow dis-formed and not have any physical attention from people. It was heartbreaking. These people need the attention and care they deserve. It's sad that their parents didn't want anything to do with them and/or try to help them. Ans maybe that's not completely their fault as well. But if a parent wants to raise their children no matter what, they should be able to. Plus, getting punished for something they can't control? That is not okay under any circumstance. These people were deprived of the care and attention that is so beneficial to their development. Even if they couldn't communicate well, they deserved way much more than they had. If I were in a position where I was involved in things like this, I would punish the people who own and run places like this, because they are not doing the right thing. I would also do what Dateline did and make it aware to the world what is happening, because nobody deserve to go through this, no matter their situation.
Elder Gene R. Cook, former member of the Seventy, said, “The major role of a teacher is to prepare the way so that the [students] will have a spiritual experience with the Lord. … All true gospel teaching is done by the Holy Ghost. … We must be careful not to get in the way. … The most important thing a teacher can do is to help the student feel the Spirit of the Lord.”
What this means to me is that I can do my part as a teacher, parent, caretaker, etc., then rely on the Holy Ghost. We as adults can only do so much, and we have to let the Holy Ghost take care of the rest to help guide the children as they grow and make their own decision, and also to protect them from any danger.
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