Friday, March 13, 2015

Family

Family is the most important thing in our mortal lives. It is the strongest unit in the world and is essential to our Heavenly Fathers plan. A family is where we are all meant to learn, grow, and be taught the difference from right and wrong. It is our safe place to develop our talents and build a testimony of the gospel and our Father in Heaven. Pure joy can be found within the family. We are each given the ability to develop ourselves to become the best disciples that we can here on earth. We are able to learn patience, faith, understanding, dependability, love, how to work together, respect, and so much more. A family unit is one that can last forever. It is such a blessing to know that you are capable of being with the ones that you love for the rest of time.





Top 10 Favorite quotes about the Family


1."There is no better setting for rearing the rising generation than the traditional family, where a father and a mother work in harmony to provide for, teach, and nurture their children. Where this ideal does not exist, people strive to duplicate its benefits as best they can in their particular circumstances." D. Todd Christofferson https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/the-moral-force-of-women,

2."There is no superior career, and no amount of money, authority, or public acclaim can exceed the ultimate rewards of family." D. Todd Christofferson https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/the-moral-force-of-women,

3."We look on marriage and the bearing and nurturing of children as part of God’s plan and a sacred duty of those given the opportunity to do so. We believe that the ultimate treasures on earth and in heaven are our children and our posterity." Dallin H. Oaks https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/no-other-gods?lang=eng,

4."[Nothing] can fully take the place of the blessed relationship of family life." Thomas S. Monson https://www.lds.org/liahona/2011/08/love-at-home-counsel-from-our-prophet?lang=eng

5. “There are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/grateful-in-any-circumstances?lang=eng

6. “There are few things more powerful than the prayers of a righteous mother.” Boyd K. Packer https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/04/these-things-i-know?lang=eng

7. “We should remember that saying I love you is only a beginning. We need to say it, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to show it.” David A. Bednar https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/more-diligent-and-concerned-at-home?lang=eng

8. “We have the responsibility to preserve and protect the family as the basic unit of society and eternity”. L. Tom Perry https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/finding-lasting-peace-and-building-eternal-families?lang=eng

9.  “Life is better and much happier as hearts turn toward family and as families live in the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ”.  M Russell Ballard  https://www.lds.org/youth/video/a-better-and-happier-life?lang=eng

10. “Families are the treasure of Heaven”. Neil L. Andersen https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/spiritual-whirlwinds?lang=eng 

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