The Sanctity of
Marriage Between a Man and a Woman …
As I was doing the reading for my class this week and
writing working on the “Make the case for Marriage” assignment, I really liked
the idea of sharing the reasons I found that marriage between a man and a woman
is an essential part of our society and our eternal happiness.
Marriage not only links the man and the women,
but it links them to their children.
*The world today is filled with
uncertainty, fear, and a sense of loneliness. When children are raised in a
home where there is unity, they are less likely to fall into vices such as
alcohol, drugs, and gangs.
*I had a great experience in a class last year that helped me come to a realization about why marriage in families is so important. Children and parents that share a last name are able to form a strong bond and connection. I feel that the security children feel when they know they have a mom and dad who love each other so much and wanted them will not only bless them, but they will strengthen them in times of uncertainty.
The family is ordained of God.
*The family is central to the plan of
happiness of our Heavenly Father. He sent us here to Earth to be tried and
tested, but he did not leave us alone, he gave us families to give us strength
and to work with to achieve the goal of eternal life.
*I feel that Heavenly Father gave us families so that we may have a support system here on earth. Our family also teaches us to be kind, patient, loving, and how to deal with different personalities. If you ask my 6 year old though, during a Family Home Evening she commented that my husband and I only had kids to help us clean the house. We had a great laugh and I words can not express how much I love my family. They are my most treasured possession.
Marriage is linked to the sacred power of
procreation. Only a man and a woman together can create life.
*The Lord gave us the commandment to
multiply and replenish the earth and raise our families to be strong in the
gospel.
*I remember these words when my husband and I were married and I was so excited to start a family with him. It took a few years, and we were not sure if it would happen, but I have been blessed with 5 beautiful children who bring joy and happiness to my life.
Strong families serve as the fundamental
institution for passing on to the future generations the moral strengths,
traditions, and values that sustain civilization.
*Families build strong communities, which
is the foundation to a strong society.
*I feel this is one of great foundations to community that we are losing. Neighborhoods used to be filled with children playing and adults socializing. We have become so secluded in our own little worlds. I feel we need to get back to the day when we knew our neighbors and looked out for one another. Turn off the TV or the tablet and get outside. We had a sweet experience a couple of months ago. There is a very devout catholic family down the street who have four children. We were talking and I told her my major, which is Marriage and Family Studies. She loved that I was studying to strengthen the family. She also shared how since they are the only family on the block that God would send a good family to buy our house when it was put up for sale. It is amazing to me how Heavenly Father blesses us and others at the same time.
I have a strong testimony of the importance of marriage.
Strong marriages between a man and a woman are the foundation to not only
strengthening individuals, but whole societies. I am blessed to have been born
into a strong family which gave me the example to follow to create a beautiful
family of my own.
We as a society and as individuals need to find the strength
to support and stand up for marriage between a man and a woman. President
Hinkley said it best in his book, “Standing for Something”, when he stated:
What we desperately
need today on all fronts are leaders, men and women who are willing
to stand for something. We need people who
are willing to stand up for decency, truth, integrity,
morality, and law and
order even when it is unpopular to do so perhaps especially when
it is unpopular to do so. Never before, at
least not in our generation, have the forces of evil been so blatant,
so brazen, so aggressive as they are at the present time. We are involved in an
intense battle. It is a battle between right and wrong, [W]e
desperately need men and women who, in
their individual
spheres of influence, will stand for truth in a world of sophistry. We need moral men and
women, people who stand on principle, to
be involved in the political process. The weight of our
stance may be enough to tip the scales in the direction of truth
and right.
References:
1. Ryan T. Anderson. "Marriage: Where Do We Go From Here". www.nationalreviesw.com. September 2014 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/378538/marriage-where-do-we-go-here-ryan-t-anderson
2. Marshall Kirk and Erastes Pill. Guide Magazin "The Overhauling of Straight America" Guide Magazine http://library.gayhomeland.org/0018/EN/EN_Overhauling_Straight.htm November1987
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints newsroom. http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/the-divine-institution-of-marriage
4, Warlde, Lynn D. The Attack on Marriage as the Union of a Man and a Woman. June 2008. http://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=702000084013070010067111023076025065061037007020071061119067018014064114077102118101058020007125050109119007024114005119125011030071029038092100124007121007072024038042022097099023031082082026087009091003006007090089071101106099082007094025066066111&EXT=pdf
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