Threats to Marriage

We are living in a scary time.  When our beliefs are being attacked at the core.  It seems like every day the media has something new to inform us about pertaining to the things we believe.  

The family has been under attack for several years.  We have really been warned since 1995 when President Hinckley released "The Family: A Proclamation To The World".  I have received numerous paper copies of The Family, some have stayed in my possession, others have found new homes.  This year as I am studying Marriage and Family studies, as well as taking The Eternal Family institute class, the proclamation seems to be taking on a whole new meaning to me.  

The first paragraph of "The Family" says; 

"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 woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children." 

I have no doubt that this paragraph was written for us, in this day.  We don't have to look much further for confirmation that we, as a church, believe that marriage is between a man and woman.  The Prophet did not proclaim that marriage between a woman and woman is ordained of God, he clearly says "marriage between a man and woman".  

In 1995 the standard for marriage and the family was not being attacked as it is today.  Yet our leaders knew that we needed something to remind us of our worth and the importance of families.  We are so blessed to have this in our lives today, to have in our homes, on our phones, to look at at a moments notice to remind ourselves of what we believe. 

There will be times when we will have to stand and fight for what we believe.  We have just as much right as anyone else does to stand for our believes.  We cannot let people tell us that "times are changing, and we need to change with them."  There are some things in the church that will change with time, the importance of marriage and families will never change, because that is what the plan is all about.  We need to realize that and accept that some people just want to pick fight with us.  

The last paragraph of the "The Family" reads;

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

Again, in 1995 they read out in a call to action and asked the world to stand up for the family, to protect it, to strengthen it, and to keep it sacred.   While this was a call to action of 10 years ago, I think it is a call to action for us now.  To protect our families, our neighbors families, and our future families.

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