The Family: A Proclamation to the World

The Proclamation

Raising a family can be a challenge in a world filled with many choices. A prophet of God gave the world a declaration as a voice of warning, but also to assist each of us to strengthen our marriages and families. The inspired document is given for us to study and implement in our family. The Family: A Proclamation to the World protects the family unit when followed.

It may be a surprise to some that we live in a time with many challenges. There are many positives, but if we are to protect the family and marriage, we need to listen to a prophet’s voice.

President Hinckley says speaking about our day;

“But neither has there been a time, at least in recent history, when you have been confronted with more challenging problems. I need not remind you that the world we are in is a world of turmoil, of shifting values. Shrill voices call out for one thing or another in betrayal of time-tested standards of behavior. The moral moorings of our society have been badly shaken. So many of the youth of the world, and likewise so many of their elders, listen only to the seductive voice of self-gratification. You single young women face tremendous challenges, and we know it is not easy for you. I cannot say enough of appreciation for your determination to live by the standards of the Church, to walk with the strength of virtue, to keep your minds above the slough of filth, which seems to be moving like a flood across the world. Thank you for knowing there is a better way. Thank you for the will to say no. Thank you for the strength to deny temptation and look beyond and above to the shining light of your eternal potential…”

 “With so much of sophistry that is passed off as truth, with so much of deception concerning standards and values, with so much of allurement and enticement to take on the slow stain of the world, we have felt to warn and forewarn. In furtherance of this we of the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles now issue a proclamation to the Church and to the world as a declaration and reaffirmation of standards, doctrines, and practices relative to the family which the prophets, seers, and revelators of this church have repeatedly stated throughout its history. I now take the opportunity of reading to you this proclamation:

On September 23, 1995 President Gordon B. Hinckley addressed the world and I was in church watching and listening. I felt the Holy Ghost witness to me that what he spoke was true. I went home to make some changes. I made changes in action and attitude. I invite you to study this inspired document with an open mind and heart and you will feel the spirit testify to you these words are true. We must remember that we are daughters and sons of God. We are on earth for a purpose. The family and marriage is ordained of God and we should follow God’s will to preserve the family.

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1995/11/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world?lang=enghttps://www.lds.org/ensign/1995/11/stand-strong-against-the-wiles-of-the-world?lang=eng