Family Is Essential

Demographic Winter 
For class this week we watched a video about declining populations across the world. They talked about the struggles we face because people choose to have smaller families, or no family at all. It's very interesting to see all the impacts of such personal decisions. For example, in America, as families get smaller, our children will have to work harder to support the retiring generations. And across the world, support systems are getting smaller and smaller. Many children don't have aunts and uncles, cousins, or siblings to support them. Once their parents are gone, they are completely alone in the world. Families are where people learn emotional intelligence. We become who we are based primarily on the interactions we have with our families.
As I watched it I thought about the proclamation on the Family the Church sent out to the world in 1995. Click here to read it. Throughout the confusion and turmoil of the world's confusion on population rates and fertility rates, we have a standard set before us. We have divine direct instruction for success in our families! Marriage and family are ordained of God. That means He provided it for our success and happiness in eternity. It means He will not leave us alone in our efforts. When we follow the guidelines set forth in the Proclamation we are endowed with power, patience, and peace in the process. You could also check out the following article written that explains the Proclamation further.
Henry B Eyring-'The Family'