Deuteronomy 6

Even in the days of Moses, the Lord commanded -

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." (Old Testament | Deuteronomy 6:4 - 5)

And with that came the commandment -

"...these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." (Old Testament | Deuteronomy 6:6 - 7)

I commented in a blog on the 22nd chapter of Genesis, that I thought the commandment of Abraham to sacrifice Isaac had as much impact on Isaac as it did on Abraham. By obedience, Isaac knew that his father loved God for than him. I believe this is what Moses meant with "thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children". There is no question that our children know we love them. But in a world of entitlements and selfishness, it is more important that they know that their parents love the Lord first and foremost. For -

"...when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?" (Old Testament | Deuteronomy 6:20)

You can say -

"...the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us." (Old Testament | Deuteronomy 6:24 - 25)

One other point as we struggle in this current economy, Moses wrote -

"...thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish." (Old Testament | Deuteronomy 8:18 - 19)

What a profound statement - "he that giveth thee power to get wealth". In modern day the Lord commanded -

"And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments." (Doctrine and Covenants | Section 59:21)