By Alan on Apr 15 in Blog tagged all faiths, baptists, Catholics, central to civilization, evangelicals, jews, love and righteousness, Mormons, parents duty, protestants, rear their children, russian orthodox, The Family, theFamily, world of turmoil | Comments Off
TheFamily.com includes many families of many faiths like Catholics, Evangelicals, mainline Protestants, Mormons, Jews, Baptists, Russian Orthodox and other adherents to traditional faiths who are united in their recognition of the role of The Family in divine scheme and its centrality to civilization. Alan Osmond
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.
Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. ‘Children are an heritage of the Lord’ (Psalms 127:3).
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 commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.”
We need to make our homes a place of refuge from the storm, which is increasing in intensity all about us. Even if the smallest openings are left unattended, negative influences can penetrate the very walls of our homes.
Parents are to preside over their own families.
Children and youth are shown, through prophetic words and through living examples, the importance of loving and honoring their parents. Parents are taught ways of building and maintaining close family ties, both in good times and in difficult times. The good spirit will help fill your homes with warmth, love, and the strength of the gospel.
“The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.
“Light and truth forsake that evil one. …
“And that wicked one cometh and taketh away light and truth, through disobedience, from the children of men, and because of the tradition of their fathers.
“But I have commanded you to bring up your children in light and truth.”
May this be our goal for enjoying the light and truth of the gospel in our homes. May our homes truly become places of refuge from the world is my humble prayer,
