Children - October 2011
Key Doctrines and Principles:
Importance of family and children
Sacred responsibility
Agency
Fulfilling the Lord's commandments
Financial Stability
Faith
Favorite Quotes:
It is a crowning privilege of a husband and wife who are able to bear
children to provide mortal bodies for these spirit children of God.
When to have a child and how many children to have are private decisions
to be made between a husband and wife and the Lord. These are sacred
decisions—decisions that should be made with sincere prayer and acted on
with great faith.
“If you are concerned about providing financially for a wife and
family, may I assure you that there is no shame in a couple having to
scrimp and save. It is generally during these challenging times that you
will grow closer together as you learn to sacrifice and to make
difficult decisions.”
We cannot always explain the difficulties of our mortality. Sometimes
life seems very unfair—especially when our greatest desire is to do
exactly what the Lord has commanded. As the Lord’s servant, I assure you
that this promise is certain: “Faithful members whose circumstances do
not allow them to receive the blessings of eternal marriage and
parenthood in this life will receive all promised blessings in the
eternities, [as] they keep the covenants they have made with God.”
Brothers and sisters, we should not be judgmental with one another in this sacred and private responsibility.
Why It Matters:
Having children is a very sacred decision and shouldn't be speculated about. Families are fundamental to God's plan. We should be faithful and not follow after the world's trend of spending more as husband and wife but rely on Heavenly Father to make up for our financial stability and scimp and save.
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