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THE FAMILY:A PROCLAMATION TO THE WORLD

THE FAMILY:A PROCLAMATION  TO THE WORLD

First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102
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 a woman is ordained of God
and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan
for the eternal destiny of His children.
ALL HUMAN BEINGS—male and female—are created in
the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or
daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has
a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential
characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and
eternal identity and purpose.
IN THE PREMORTAL REALM, spirit sons and daughters
knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and
accepted His plan by which His children could
obtain a physical body and gain
earthly experience to progress toward
perfection and ultimately realize his or
her divine destiny as an heir of eternal
life. The divine plan of happiness
enables family relationships to be
perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred
ordinances and covenants available in
holy temples make it possible for
individuals to return to the presence
of God and for families to be united eternally.
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT that God gave to Adam and
Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood
as husband and wife. We declare that God’s
commandment for His children to multiply and
replenish the earth remains in force. We further
declare that God has commanded that the sacred
powers of procreation are to be employed only
between man and woman, lawfully wedded as
husband and wife.
WE DECLARE the means by which mortal life is created
to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of
life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.
HUSBAND AND WIFE have a solemn responsibility to
love and care for each other and for their children.
“Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalms 127:3).
Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in
love and righteousness, to provide for their physical
and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve
one another, to observe the commandments of God
and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live.
Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be
held accountable before God for the discharge of
these obligations.
THE FAMILY is ordained of God. Marriage between man
and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children
are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony,
and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor
marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in
family life is most likely to be achieved when founded
upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Successful marriages and families are established
and maintained on principles of faith, prayer,
repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion,
work, and wholesome recreational activities. By
divine design, fathers are to preside over their families
in love and righteousness and are responsible to
provide the necessities of life and protection for
their families. Mothers are primarily responsible
for the nurture of their children. In these sacred
responsibilities, fathers and mothers
are obligated to help one another as
equal partners. Disability, death, or
other circumstances may necessitate
individual adaptation. Extended
families should lend support when
needed.