Family proclaimation pdf download

Even before we were born, we were part of a family—the family of our Heavenly Parents. The pattern on earth is meant to echo the perfect pattern in heaven. There are no guarantees that earthly families will be ideal or even functional.

But as President Henry B. Knowing that families are imperfect and subject to attacks from the adversary, God sent His Beloved Son to redeem us and heal our families.

And He sent latter-day prophets with a proclamation to defend and strengthen families. One way to study the proclamation is to look for what it teaches about our premortal, mortal, and postmortal life.

What do you learn when you study the proclamation this way? See also Dallin H. What do you feel inspired to do? 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. The Family Proclamation is a declaration that came out in It is a guideline for families to look to in uncertain times. It is a statement that a lot of Mormons have framed in their homes. Traditionally it is just a black and white document. I wanted something a little more colorful, fun and jazzed up.

I thought we needed to separate it out a bit. Though most of my fellow Christian Mormon friends see this document as beloved, I can see why some people may not love it. It speaks pretty plainly about some current hot topics. But this came out in , before they were hot topics. We see this as divine revelation from God before it was necessary, so that when it was needed, we already had it. Words that came through our prophet, Gordon B.