“Give
your child a compliment and a hug; say, ‘I love you’ more; always express your
thanks. Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to
be loved. Friends move away, children grow up, loved ones pass on. It’s so easy
to take others for granted, until that day when they’re gone from our lives and
we are left with feelings of ‘what if’ and ‘if only.’ …
President Thomas S. Monson, "Love at
Home-Counsel from Our Prophet", Aug. 2011, First Presidency Message
While
I do not have Tolstoy’s certainty that happy families are all alike, I have
discovered one thing that most have in common: they have a way of forgiving and
forgetting the imperfections of others and of looking for the good.
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "One Key
to a Happy Family", Oct. 2012, First Presidency Message
Parents
should teach their children to pray. The child learns both from what the
parents do and what they say. The child who sees a mother or a father pass through
the trials of life with fervent prayer to God and then hears a sincere
testimony that God answered in kindness will remember what they saw and heard.
When their trials come, they will be prepared.
President Henry B. Eyring, "Write Upon
My Heart", Oct. 2000
We
cannot change; we will not change the moral standard. We quickly lose our way
when we disobey the laws of God. If we do not protect and foster the family,
civilization and our liberties must needs perish.
President Boyd K. Packer, "Cleansing the
Inner Vessel", Oct. 2010
May
it be our resolve this year to build a gospel-centered home, a safe harbor from
the storms of the adversary. Let us again remember the promises and
instructions from the Lord to His children:
Elder L. Tom Perry, "The Importance of
the Family", April 2003
Worldwide reports
indicate that more than 40 million abortions are performed per year. This war called abortion is a war on the defenseless and
the voiceless. It is a war on the unborn. This war is being waged globally.
Ironically, civilized societies that have generally placed safeguards on human
life have now passed laws that sanction this practice. This matters
greatly to us because the Lord has repeatedly declared this divine imperative:
“Thou shalt not kill.” 4 Then He added, “Nor do anything like unto it.” 5 John Calvin, a sixteenth-century
reformer, wrote, “If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house than
in a field, … it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fœtus in
the womb before it has come to light.” 6
Elder Russel M. Nelson, "Abortion: An
Assault on the Defenseless", Oct. 2008
The Church has auxiliary
programs for women, youth, and children as a support to the family. These
programs provide such things as religious instruction, opportunities for
Christian service, sports, drama, music, and Scouting. And there is also much
focus on extended family, genealogy, and personal family history, providing
young and old with a stronger sense of roots, identity, and belonging. The
highest and most sacred ordinances of our faith relate to our families, both
living and dead, and some of these ordinances take place in our temples.
M. Russel Ballard,
"Faith, Family, Facts, and Fruits", Oct. 2007
“I
remember a witness,” he said, “that was testifying before a Congressional
committee about the family, and he said, ‘Before you fool around with the
family, you’d better realize that all known human societies during the recorded
history of mankind have all ended up with a family organization for the rearing
and training of children. Before you try to get rid of it, you’d better find
out why all civilizations in history have clung to it.’ I think your church’s
emphasis on it has been truly extraordinary.”
President Spencer W. Kimball, "The True
Way of Life and Salvation", April 1978
We
pointed out that the most important organization on earth is the family, where
“fathers and mothers are … equal partners.”8 Neither one is financially compensated,
but the blessings are beyond description.
Elder Quentin L. Cook, "LDS Women are
Incredible", April 2011
The
key to strengthening our families is having the Spirit of the Lord come into
our homes. The goal of our families is to be on the strait and narrow path.
Robert D. Hales, "Strengthening Families: Our Sacred
Duty", April 1999
Position Statement:
I believe that the
prophets have spoken the truth about the importance of families, and the strengthening
impact that they can have on the world. The Lord has decreed the importance of
families, our need for them, and the world’s growing need for them too. A
strong and righteous family will make a strong and righteous world. It is the
building block for everything good in this world.
When I get married and
have a family of my own, I want my kids to always know what I believe in, and
what I stand for. I want them to always know that they are loved, and I want
our family unit to be strong and firmly bound together. Families should be a
haven of safety, and a place of security. It is hard work, and it will always
be that way. But the blessings that you will receive in return will be too many
to count. It is the most wonderful blessing that you will ever have, and the
most incredible endeavor full of love that you will ever undertake.
Tara Howard
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