Strong Families Will Impact All of Humanity

Strong Families Will Impact All of Humanity

Strong Families Will Impact All of Humanity
Mormon Doctrine / Teachings

?One example of great importance for humanity is strengthening our own families. The principle of family home evening was given to us in 1915. President McKay reminded parents again in 1964 that ?no other success can compensate for failure in the home? (quoted from J. E. McCulloch, Home: The Savior of Civilization [1924], 42; in Conference Report, Apr. 1964, 5). In 1995 the prophets of our day called upon all the world to strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society (see ?The Family: A Proclamation to the World,? Liahona, Oct. 2004, 49; Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102). And in 1999 the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles lovingly stated: ?We counsel parents and children to give highest priority to family prayer, family home evening, gospel study and instruction, and wholesome family activities. However worthy and appropriate other demands or activities may be, they must not be permitted to displace the divinely appointed duties that only parents and families can adequately perform? (?Letter from the First Presidency,? Liahona, Dec. 1999, 1; ?Keeping Children Close to the Church,? Ensign, June 1999, 80).?

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, ?Heeding the Voice of the Prophets,? Ensign, July 2008, 7

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