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Family Proclamation: What is it?

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Family Proclamation

This lens is about the family. For many people family is defined uniquely to them. Individuals may come from empty homes, dysfunctional parents, failed marriages, or lost opportunities. These circumstances do not change the importance of families, but rather increases them. Your personal experiences and history do not dictate your future family relationships. These can be, and are created by each individual. Families most important duties are to love and care for one another in an atmosphere of trust and peace. This is why the Family Proclamation is so important. It serves as a description of who we are.

The Family Proclamation was written and published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It serves as a description of who we are, what we are each responsible for, and why families are so important.

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Family Proclamation

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"No other success can compensate for failure in the home" David O. McKay

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

All human beings-male and female-are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.

In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.

The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.

We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.

Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives-mothers and fathers-will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.

We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Home & Family- Building a Strong Family: Dynamic site with information on:

Strengthening Husband and Wife Relationships
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Strengthening Parent and Child Relationships
Reasoning with Children
Building Confidence
Sharing Sorrows
Dealing with Problems Privately
Reclaiming a Wayward Child
Understanding Personality and Development of Children

Strengthening Individual Family Members
Teaching by Example
Teaching Responsiblity
Setting Limits
Helping Children Learn
Teaching about Procreation and Chastity

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"To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others."

Pope John Paul II

Play Together, Stay Together: Games that Fortify the Family

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Family Proclamation: What is it?

Family Proclamation

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Family Proclamation

The Home

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Family Literature

Great Resource

The Family

Play Together, Stay Together: Games that Fortify the Family

Brittany Thompson just released new book: "Play Together, Stay Together"

Excellent Family Resources

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