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Has the Proclamation on the Family been taught frequently?
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Questions
Since being issued, has the Proclamation on the Family been frequently taught?
Answer
Yes. This is an important point for judging the importance that Church leaders attach to it.
Elder Neal L. Anderson taught:
- There is an important principle that governs the doctrine of the Church. The doctrine is taught by all 15 members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve. It is not hidden in an obscure paragraph of one talk. True principles are taught frequently and by many (emphasis added). Our doctrine is not difficult to find.[1]
Repeated Publication of the Proclamation
- Gordon B. Hinckley, "Stand Strong against the Wiles of the World," Ensign (November 1995): 100.
- Separate pamphlet published: The First Presidency, The Family: A Proclamation To The World (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, December 1, 1995).
- "The Family: A Proclamation to the World," Ensign (October 1998).
- "The Family: A Proclamation to the World," Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Student Study Guide, (2005), 223.
- "The Family: A Proclamation to the World," Liahona (June 2006).
Reference to the Proclamation as event of historical significance
- "Family: A Proclamation to the World reaches 10 year milestone," Liahona (November 2005).
- "Historical chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," ldschurchnews.com (8 February 2010).
Teaching
- "Line upon Line: The Family: A Proclamation to the World, Paragraph 3," New Era (August 2006).
Educational series (also ran in Ensign)
- "Strengthening the Family: What Is a Family?," Liahona (October 2004).
- "Strengthening the Family: The Family Is Central to the Creator’s Plan," Liahona (December 2004).
- "Strengthening the Family: Created in the Image of God, Male and Female," Liahona (January 2006).
- "Strengthening the Family: Our Progress toward Perfection," Liahona (February 2005).
- "Strengthening the Family: Multiply and Replenish the Earth," Liahona (April 2005).
- "Strengthening the Family: The Sacred Powers of Procreation," Liahona (June 2005).
- "Strengthening the Family: A Solemn Responsibility to Love and Care," Liahona (July 2005).
- "Strengthening the Family: Within the Bonds of Matrimony," Liahona (July 2005).
- "Strengthening the Family: Happiness in Family Life," Liahona (September 2005).
- "Strengthening the Family: As Equal Partners," Liahona (October 2005).
- "Strengthening the Family: Adapting to Circumstances," Liahona (December 2005).
Notes
- ↑ Neal A. Anderson, "Trial of Your Faith," Ensign (November 2012).