Quotes by our living Apostles

Family:

“From the very beginning the Lord has established the importance of the family organization for us”-Elder Perry, The Importance of Family, Conference April 2003

“The miracle of unity is granted to us as we pray and work for it. Our hearts will be knit together in unity.”-President Eyring, Conference October 2008

“Marriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity.”- Elder Russell M. Nelson, Thanks be to God, Conference April 2012

“Two of the vital pillars that sustain Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness are marriage and the family. Their lofty significance is underscored by Satan’s relentless efforts to splinter the family and to undermine the significance of temple ordinances, which bind the family together for eternity. The temple sealing has greater meaning as life unfolds. It will help you draw ever closer together and find greater joy and fulfillment in mortality.”-Elder Richard G. Scott, April Conference 2012

“I am grateful for selfless parents who—perhaps for a lifetime—care for a challenged child, sometimes with more than one challenge and sometimes with more than one child. I am grateful for children who close ranks later in life to give back to ill or aging parents.”-Elder Holland, Conference October 2010

“And, of course, societies at large are strengthened as families grow stronger. Commitments to family and values are the basic cause. Nearly everything else is effect.”- M. Russell Ballard, That the Lost May Be Found, Conference April 2012

“The Nephites were determined to protect their families. As I read that story, I decided that no matter what, I wanted to have that same purpose in my life, to fight for family.”- Neil A. Anderson, The Book of Mormon: Strengthening Our Faith in Jesus Christ, Liahona October 2011

 

“This distinctive influence of the Holy Ghost draws people to identify, document, and cherish their ancestors and family members—both past and present.”-Elder Bednar, The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn, Conference October 2011

“My dear brothers and sisters, may your homes be filled with love and courtesy and with the Spirit of the Lord. Love your families. If there are disagreements or contentions among you, I urge you to settle them now.”-President Monson, As We Close This Conference, Conference April 2012

“While Lehi’s vision includes all people, the culminating doctrinal concept is the eternal significance of the family.”- Elder Quentin L. Cook, In Tune with the Music of Faith, Conference April 2012

Position Statement:

            When it comes to family I believe that it is one of the most central and important aspects of this church. The family is the central unit of this gospel and it is what leads us through the Plan of Happiness. Without a family we wouldn’t have the opportunity to come to this earth and receive a body. Not only that, but we would be alone; we would not have someone to lean or turn to for comfort. The Lord has blessed us with families so that we may be the happiest that we can be, especially if that family is living the commandments of God and is teaching their children to do the same. The aspect of the family needs to be protected at all costs, especially with the way the world views the family today. If we do not continue to uphold the gospel and the commandments given to us, the family will diminish into something of history and the world will become a very evil and scary place.