How can I strengthen families?

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How can I strengthen families?


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How can I strengthen families?

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"A study of the scriptures will help our testimonies and the testimonies of our family members. Our children today are growing up surrounded by voices urging them to abandon that which is right and to pursue, instead, the pleasures of the world. Unless they have a firm foundation in the gospel of Jesus Christ, a testimony of the truth, and a determination to live righteously, they are susceptible to these influences. It is our responsibility to fortify and protect them" (Thomas S. Monson, “Three Goals to Guide You,” Ensign, Nov. 2007, 118–21).

Understanding and defending the divine roles of women.
Embracing the blessings of the priesthood.
Forming eternal families.
Maintaining strong marriages.
Bearing and rearing children.
Expressing love for and nurturing family members.
Accepting responsibility to prepare a righteous rising generation (missionaries, etc.).
Knowing, living, and defending the doctrine of the family.
Searching out and performing temple ordinances for extended family.
"The Family: A Proclamation to the World."
"The Sacred Responsibilities of Parenthood," M. Russell Ballard, August 2003.
Home and Family on LDS.org.

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Finding Joy in the Journey; President Thomas S. Monson (running time 0:56) Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. Wrote William Shakespeare, “They do not love that do not show their love.” We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us.
Our Hearts Knit as One; President Henry B. Eyring (running time 0:28) My children came to expect in every lesson in family night that I would find a way to encourage someone to testify of the Savior and His mission. Sometimes the parents did it. On our best nights we found a way to encourage the children to do it, either by presenting the lesson or answering questions. When testimony about the Savior was borne, the Holy Ghost verified it.
Fulfilling the Purpose of Relief Society; Julie B. Beck (running time 0:29) The First Presidency has counseled, “However worthy and appropriate other demands or activities may be, they must not be permitted to displace the divinely-appointed duties that only parents and families can adequately perform.” Children being born now are growing up in an increasingly sinful world. Our homes are to be their refuge from the daily encounters they have with evil.