Family

The family is safe within the Church. We are not in doubt as to the course we must follow. It was given in the beginning, and guidance from on high is renewed as need may be.

As we continue on our course, these things will follow as night the day:

The distance between the Church and a world set on a course which we cannot follow will steadily increase.

Some will fall away into apostasy, break their covenants, and replace the plan of redemption with their own rules.

Across the world, those who now come by the tens of thousands will inevitably come as a flood to where the family is safe.

-President Boyd K. Packer - April 1994 General Conference

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/the-father-and-the-family?lang=eng

Family

"The proclamation’s clear and simple language stands in stark contrast to the confused and convoluted notions of a society that cannot even agree on a definition of family, let alone supply the help and support parents and families need. You are familiar with such words from the proclamation as these:

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  “Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God.”
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  “Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.”
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  “Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children.”
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  “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.”
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  “The disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.”

And the last words of the proclamation express the simple truth that the family is “the fundamental unit of society.”

Today I call upon members of the Church and on committed parents, grandparents, and extended family members everywhere to hold fast to this great proclamation, to make it a banner not unlike General Moroni’s “title of liberty,” and to commit ourselves to live by its precepts. As we are all part of a family, the proclamation applies to everyone."

Elder M. Russell Ballard - October 2005 General Conference

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2005/10/what-matters-most-is-what-lasts-longest?lang=eng

Family

By divine commandment, spouses are required to love each other above all others. The Lord clearly declares, “Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else” (D&C 42:22). The proclamation states: “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 [see D&C 83:2–4; 1 Tim. 5:8]. [By divine design,] mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children.” By divine design, husband and wife are equal partners in their marriage and parental responsibilities. By direct commandment of God, “parents have a sacred duty … to teach [their children] to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens [in the countries where they reside]” (Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102; emphasis added; see D&C 68:25–28; Mosiah 4:14–15).

-Elder Robert D. Hales - October 1996 General Conference

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/the-eternal-family?lang=eng

Family

The second time (the Church sets aside time for family) is Monday night. We are to teach our children in a well-organized, regular family home evening. No other activities should involve our family members on Monday night. This designated time is to be with our families."

-Elder L. Tom Perry - April 2003 General Conference

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2003/04/the-importance-of-the-family?lang=eng

Introduction

Hello everyone (and Brother Williams),

This blog is where I am going to put the 100 inspirational quotes that I find for my REL333 Class, Teachings of the Living Prophets.

My topics are:

Family

Atonement

Agency

Pornography

Individual worth/Self esteem

Keeping the Sabbath Holy

Temples

Prayer

Visiting Teaching

Pride

I look forward to learning more about what the Prophets and Apostles say about this topics.

To see how many posts there are for each topic, please click on the label at the bottom of the post for each topic. I have been researching these for a while and are just now putting them on the blog.

Thanks for reading,

Jen