15 Years Ago...
15 years ago today, President Gordon B. Hinckley did something rarely done in the affairs of the Kingdom. He delivered a proclamation of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Today is the 15th anniversary of The Family: A Proclamation to the World.
The Proclamation was given over the pulpit in a General Relief Society Meeting. Directly prior to reading the Proclamation, President Hinckley stated the main reason why such a Proclamation was generated. "With so much of sophistry that is passed off as truth, with so much of deception concerning standards and values, with so much of allurement and enticement to take on the slow stain of the world, we have felt to warn and forewarn. In furtherance of this we of the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles now issue a proclamation to the Church and to the world as a declaration and reaffirmation of standards, doctrines, and practices relative to the family which the prophets, seers, and revelators of this church have repeatedly stated throughout its history."
The Proclamation was given over the pulpit in a General Relief Society Meeting. Directly prior to reading the Proclamation, President Hinckley stated the main reason why such a Proclamation was generated. "With so much of sophistry that is passed off as truth, with so much of deception concerning standards and values, with so much of allurement and enticement to take on the slow stain of the world, we have felt to warn and forewarn. In furtherance of this we of the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles now issue a proclamation to the Church and to the world as a declaration and reaffirmation of standards, doctrines, and practices relative to the family which the prophets, seers, and revelators of this church have repeatedly stated throughout its history."
Take some time today to read over this prophetic document and apply the principles to your own family life.
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Whit, my lovely cousin.