I was living in California, finally a mother, with an almost one-year old daughter, attending a General Relief Society meeting and heard this statement on the family. (https://www.lds.org/…/stand-strong-against-the-wiles-of-the…) I recall, as President Hinckley read it, that it wasn't new doctrine to me. Still, it was important and I could sense the urgency. As the months and years passed, I began to understand and truly see the wisdom and significance of "The Family: A Proclamation to the World". My testimony of prophets and apostles was strengthened as I would contemplate their foresight and prophecy in preparing and sharing this statement not only for church members but for the entire world! The family proclamation has been hanging on the wall of our home for years in different arrangements and it has always been a guide - helping me personally and in living my family life. It has given me strength to understand God's way of family when the world often tells me otherwise. The proclamation on the family continues to be a most prophetic, helpful and instructive guide in making myself and our family better and how to protect my marriage and family. I love my family! Goodness, we have our challenges and sometimes we quarrel. But despite it all, I am really grateful to be a wife and a mother and to have a loving and faithful companion by my side to work together raising our four terrific children. Happy 20th Anniversary to "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"!!!
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