{"id":698,"date":"2009-11-16T23:13:26","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T13:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wenublog.com\/?page_id=698"},"modified":"2009-11-16T23:13:26","modified_gmt":"2009-11-16T13:13:26","slug":"the-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wenublog.com\/?page_id=698","title":{"rendered":"The Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of the sickness and debauchery of &#8216;Modern Life&#8217;, the priorities and proclivities of wretched individuals are given preference. \u00a0&#8220;Vocal Minorities&#8221; presume the moral high-ground and demand\u00a0bestial norms be established as the guiding principles of Mankind. The greatest casualty in this race to establish the wants of a fallen people as the Standard aspired to by Nations has been the Family. The United Nations is an avid co-conspirator in this attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Family Unit is the fabric which binds Society together, in order to ensure the survival of Mankind.<\/p>\n<p>Because the concept of Family has been lost to Public View, we take the opportunity to publish here the very best and intentionally clear prescription God has given. This is not at all politically correct but it is undeniably true and as such is detestable in the eyes of the World. That&#8217;s a good reason to publish:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">A PROCLAMATION<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">TO THE WORLD<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">THE FIRST PRESIDENCY AND COUNCIL OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\" lang=\"EN-US&lt;span style=\">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 the family is central to the Creator\u2019s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">ALL HUMAN BEINGS \u2013 male and female \u2013 are created in the image of God.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Gender is an essential characteristic of individual pre-mortal, mortal and eternal identity and purpose.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">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 realise his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">THE FIRST COMMANDMENT that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We declare that God\u2019s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">WE DECLARE the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God\u2019s eternal plan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\" lang=\"EN-US&lt;span style=\">HUSBAND AND WIFE have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cChildren are an heritage of the Lord\u201d (Psalms 127:3).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>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 com-mandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Husbands and wives \u2013 mothers and fathers \u2013 will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">THE FAMILY is ordained of God.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Marriage between a man and a woman is essential to His eternal plan.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Children are entitled to birth within the bounds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>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.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Extended families should lend support when needed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">WE WARN that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">WE CALL UPON responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You just can&#8217;t get it more real than that!\u00a0 If YOU think you know a better statement, let&#8217;s see it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of the sickness and debauchery of &#8216;Modern Life&#8217;, the priorities and proclivities of wretched individuals are given preference. \u00a0&#8220;Vocal Minorities&#8221; presume the moral high-ground and demand\u00a0bestial norms be established as the guiding principles of Mankind. 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