Husbands and Wives Lead Families as Coequals

Husbands and Wives Lead Families as Coequals

Husbands and Wives Lead Families as Coequals
Mormon Doctrine / Teachings

?Remember, brethren, that in your role as leader in the family, your wife is your companion. As President Gordon B. Hinckley has taught: ?In this Church the man neither walks ahead of his wife nor behind his wife but at her side. They are coequals? (in Conference Report, Oct. 1996, 68; or Ensign, Nov. 1996, 49). Since the beginning, God has instructed mankind that marriage should unite husband and wife together in unity (see Gen. 2:24). Therefore, there is not a president or a vice president in a family. The couple works together eternally for the good of the family. They are united together in word, in deed, and in action as they lead, guide, and direct their family unit. They are on equal footing. They plan and organize the affairs of the family jointly and unanimously as they move forward.?

L. Tom Perry, ?Fatherhood, an Eternal Calling,? Ensign, May 2004, 71

Topics: Fatherhood