The Family: a Proclamation to the World

In September 1995 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints came out with "The Family: a Proclamation to the World". Before President Gordon B. Hinckley read this aloud at a general Relief Society meeting he said, "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, rs, and revelators of this church have repeatedly stated throughout its history”1
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I know that families are ordained of God. It is through the Family Proclamation that we are able to share our believes with the world. President Spencer W. Kimball taught, "the time will come only those who believe deeply and actively in the family will be able to preserve their families in the midst of the gathering evil around us" It is our responsibility to help share these principles of living with those around us so that they can preserve their families from the evils of the world.

I would like to share this video, in which you will hear President Gordon B. Hinckley reading "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOtZPhe94jY&feature=player_embedded

http://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation

1.Alan J. Hawkins and David C. Dollahite and Thomas W. Draper, ed., “Successful Marriages and Families: Proclamation Principles and Research Perspectives”,