Family Relations

           The Family: A Proclamation to the World is a document explaining to us the roles that mothers, and fathers have in the family. It explains that we lived with our Father in Heaven before we came to this earth and that our genders are essential to our individual and eternal identity and purpose. This document, which was read in a general conference session for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1995 by a prophet, named Gordon B. Hinckley, has strengthened my testimony of the importance of families and the essential and divine roles that mothers, and fathers have in the home. It is stated in the proclamation that, “ By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another

So many people in the world today are so incredibly worried about what others think of them. It is like a competition, who can have the most money, the biggest house, the most expensive car, the nicest jewelry. Who shops where and who wears what. Our world is so consumed by appearance. It feels that many people do not follow what they want. Even when it comes to religions. People may be religious at home or church but out in public, they do not want others to know that they are religious or that they belong to a specific faith. I have a friend who has a tattoo which says, “live your truth”. What does it really mean to live your truth and does that apply at all to real life. How do people determine their truths? I believe that so many people try to be different. They wear the “hottest styles” even if they don’t like them because that want to fit in or be recognized and complimented for looking like a Kardashian. They are not living their truth. It seems that in a way, i

Science leads us to truth. Truth leads us to the desire to find more truth, therefore we begin to seek that truth more and more. Within the church, science backs up many of the truths that we as members of the church are taught. The more truth that you find, the more willing you are to live the principles that are taught by the church. As we live the principles taught by the church we are happy, and we want to start sharing that happiness with others so that they can begin their journey of finding truth and happiness Science has proven, and we have learned that children are better off in families with a biological mother and father rather than in a single parent home or in the home of a same sex couple. Science is proven by starting with a hypothesis and then experimenting by testing that hypothesis which then proves something right or wrong. There are four different theories that have been discussed in class this week. The conflict theory involves a struggle f