Quote Journal: FAMILY

1) "The family is ordained of God. Families are central to our Heavenly Father’s plan here on earth and through the eternities. After Adam and Eve were joined in marriage, the scripture reads, ‘And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.’ In our day prophets and apostles have declared, ‘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.’” (Neil L. Andersen, Children, October 2011 General Conference, http://www.lds.org)

2) "In a world of turmoil and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to make our families the center of our lives and the top of our priorities. Families lie at the center of our Heavenly Father’s plan.” (L. Tom Perry, The Importance of the Family, May 2003 Ensign, http://ww.lds.org)

3) "With the Lord, families are essential. He created the earth that we could gain physical bodies and form families. He established His Church to exalt families. He provides temples so that families can be together forever.” (Russell M. Nelson, Set in Order Thy House, January 2002 Ensign, http://www.lds.org)

4) "The family unit is fundamental not only to society and to the Church but also to our hope for eternal life.” (Henry B. Eyring, The Family, October 1998 Ensign, http://www.lds.org)

5) "So fundamental is the family unit to the plan of salvation that God has declared a warning that those ‘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 [their maker]. … The disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets’ (Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102).” (Robert D. Hales, The Eternal Family, November 1996 Ensign, http://www.lds.org)

6) "Strengthening families is our sacred duty as parents, children, extended family members, leaders, teachers, and individual members of the Church.” (Robert D. Hales, Strengthening Families: Our Sacred Duty, April 1999 Ensign, http://www.lds.org)

7) "World leaders and court judges agree that the family must endure if we are to survive. At the same time, they use the words freedom and choice as tools to pry apart the safeguards of the past and loosen up the laws on marriage, abortion, and gender. In so doing, they promote the very things which threaten the family.” (Boyd K. Packer, The Father and the Family, April 1994 Ensign, http://www.lds.org)

8) "Strong family relationships don’t just happen. It takes time. It takes commitment, it takes prayer, and it takes work.” (W. Eugene Hansen, Children and the Family, April 1998 Ensign, http://www.lds.org)

9) "Family love is wonderful. Nothing is as specific as the love of a baby for its mother. Nothing is as predictable as the love of children for their parents or the love of parents for their children.” (Russell M. Nelson, A New Harvest Time, April 1998 Ensign, http://www.lds.org)

10) "Today we are reaping a harvest of family love from seeds sown years ago. Preparations to strengthen family ties came in 1823, when the angel Moroni first appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith. Moroni announced the coming of Elijah, who would cause the hearts of children to be turned to their fathers.” (Russell M. Nelson, A New Harvest Time, April 1998 Ensign, http://www.lds.org)