Pictures and a proclamation

“Whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children and you must hug your children and you must love your children. Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House but on what happens inside your house". home.

("Text of Mrs. Bush's Speech," Washington Post, June 2, 1990)

Thanks to a little bloggy inspiration from Chocolate on my cranium and her celebration of The Family: A Proclamation to the World, here's my rendition of a photo essay with words that I LOVE from the proclamation and pictures of my family!

It seems really special to put these two things together!

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"Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children"

"All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God"

"Each has a divine nature and destiny"

 

"The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave"

"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"

"We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force"

"We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed"

"We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan"

"Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children"

"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"

"Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ"

"Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities"

"Fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness"

"Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children"

"Fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners"

 "The family is ordained of God"