Choice is a precious privilege. The only religion worth having is a religion of choice. No one was ever denied the right of choice by our heavenly Father as to his religion. The child should realize that he must choose for himself. His parents may enforce outward obedience, but if he would have the renewing influence of God's Spirit, he must choose it voluntarily, and so seek. Erring ones cannot be forced or scolded into the path of rectitude. Place motives, arguments, facts, before them, with plainness, but kindly, and leave them room to choose. Do not carry discipline so far as to seem to force. Let disfellowship rather be keenly felt by silent influence than proclaimed by trumpet tongue. Such demonstrations only arouse the lion of resistance; while calm, wise, noiseless influence might perhaps win, soften, subdue.