On Wednesday we talked about the talk Counseling with your Councils and how that could be applied to families. We should be discussing issues together as a family council. First we reviewed how the first presidency and the 12 apostles come to decisions in their council meetings held ever Thursday in the temple. I found that to be very enlightening and a good template for us to follow in our own homes. They start their meeting by showing love towards each other then have a prayer. After they have the prayer they discuss the issue until they all agree that they have come to understand God's will on the matter than they have a closing prayer and end with a dessert. The dessert is a bonding experience which unifies them again. One student recognized that this routine is a chiasm. I think that we should model our family discussions after this example. Before we ever bring up an issue we should express our love and concern for our family members than we should pray that the spirit will be with us and that we will be able to know God's will. Then we come to a consensuses not a compromise. If we truly understand God's will then neither of us should be giving up anything and we should both be happy with the final decision. We should pray and make sure that we have made the right decision and then we should unify ourselves again so that we end on a good note with everyone feeling right about the outcome.