At the Sunstone Symposium this past week, panelists discussed the topic “Mormon Motherhood: Choice or Destiny?” where they talked about the October 2007 General Conference talk by Sister Julie B. Beck entitled “Mothers Who Know.” It seems that discussions of gender and our divine nature and destiny often lead to debates about women and motherhood.
Rather […]
“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.”
-“The Family: A Proclamation to the World”
While we don’t need to see scientific proof to know a gospel principle is true, such evidence is instructive and can strengthen one’s […]
Many people who hear that “Families can be together forever” recognize it as an important Mormon teaching. It has been said that Mormons were concerned about the concept of “family values” before it became a political catch phrase. There is the vague notion that we are all related to God as sons and daughters, and […]
We all know families, either our own or others, in which the members (especially the fathers, but not limited to them) use anger, physical power, or a sharp wit to maintain control of each other, instead of love.
A couple of years ago, Elder David R. Stone gave a powerful and memorable talk about “creating Zion in the midst of Babylon.” He said:
We should not allow ourselves to be engulfed by the culture which surrounds us. We seldom realize the extent to which we are a product of the culture of our place and […]
Culture communicated by various media – theater, movies, music, television, internet, video games – not only reflects society but has a powerful altering effect on it by promoting a vision of normalcy. The portrayals on the stage or screen are an invitation to pattern our lives and our society according to that depiction. […]
It’s always struck me as significant that “wholesome recreation” is listed among such principles as prayer, faith, repentance, love, etc., when describing successful marriages. What do you suppose was the Brethren’s (or the Lord’s for that matter) reasoning behind the inclusion of this value? How can wholesome recreation contribute to our marriages and […]
“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.” (The Family: A Proclamation to the World, paragraph 2)
The image of God…
A child of heavenly parents…
A divine nature and destiny… […]
photo credit: Pat’s Piks
It has now been almost twelve years since The Family: A Proclamation to the World was read in the General Relief Society Meeting and given as a prophetic proclamation to the world at large. Since that time, I believe we have seen an increased and highly organized attack on the family […]
