Something that has been on my mind a lot is the importance and significance of family. Jason and I feel so blessed to have two healthy, handsome boys. We feel so privileged to be their parents and raise them.
The Family: A Proclamation to the World was read by President Hinckley in 1995 at the General Relief Society Meeting. In its contents, it provides the unique nature of the family and how important it is. One statement really hit me,
"HUSBAND AND WIFE have a solemn responsibility to love
and care for each other and for their children. “Children
are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a
sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness,
to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to
teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments
of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever
they live."
And something that Jason and I really want to do is create and keep that loving family unit. A way that we have found to help create and maintain that, despite how little the boys are, is to go out and do little things to keep us close. Since we have been in CA, we have found great outdoor type things to do. We took a day trip yesterday to Big Bear, and while out and about this idea and concept keep ringing so true to me that I had to mention it in my blog. I thank Heavenly Father for all that he has given me, and to my family. I am grateful for a caring family who raised me with such great love. I am thankful for my extended family who has taken me in like their own. And finally, and most important, I am thankful for my dear sweet husband Jason and for this family we have created. I hope this finds all you you well and enjoying your family, however it may be. As always we send our love and best!
To see the whole proclamation, go to this website:
http://lds.org/Static%20Files/PDF/Manuals/TheFamily_AProclamationToTheWorld_35538_eng.pdf
