President
Kimball states in his talk, Families can be Eternal, in Oct. 1980, “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.” What stood
out to me in this quote was the word actively. Becoming a strong
family requires more than just caring about each other, it involves action.
There are
many things we can do as we strive to strengthen our families. Some
things include what our prophets and leaders have counseled us to do, such as
family prayer, scripture study, and family home evening. My husband
and I have tried to turn these three things mentioned above into habits for our
family. Our children are not quite raised yet, but I know that we
have been blessed with more love in our home and better relationships because
of following the counsel of our leaders.
I have a
strong testimony of the truths taught in the Family: A Proclamation to the
World. If we want to strengthen our families, we would be wise to
read and follow the counsel found in the proclamation. First, the
teachings in the beginning paragraphs will strengthen each person individually,
in knowing that each person is a beloved son or daughter of God. Strong
testimonies that we are all children of God helps to build and strengthen
families. Near the end of the proclamation it reads that, “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. Most of these words mentioned are action words. It
takes work to create healthy, happy, and strong families but it is worth any
and all effort that we put into it. And as President Kimball
counsels it is what is necessary to keep our families safe in an increasingly
wicked world.
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