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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Happiness within our family will most likely be achieved
when it’s founded on the teachings of Jesus. That means being unselfish,
honest, loyal, loving and a whole host of other virtues, not to mention a lot
of effort. A loving and happy family doesn’t happen by accident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's no stretch to say that a person has a
serious advantage in life if they come from a loving, supportive home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter how hard we try, our marriage and
home won’t be perfect. But if we build them around Christ’s principles
including faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion,
work and wholesome fun, home can be a place of refuge, peace and immense joy.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. “The doctrine of the family begins with heavenly parents.
Our highest aspiration is to be like them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/the-eternal-family?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- The Eternal Family- October- 1996</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. “…An eternal bond doesn’t just happen as a result of
sealing covenants we make in the temple. How we conduct ourselves in this life
will determine what we will be in all the eternities to come. To receive the
blessings of the sealing that our Heavenly Father has given to us, we have to
keep the commandments and conduct ourselves in such a way that our families
will want to live with us in the eternities.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/the-eternal-family?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- The Eternal Family- October- 1996</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. “Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved
when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages
and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer,
repentance, <a href="http://www.lds.org/topics/forgiveness?lang=eng"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">forgiveness</span></a>,
respect, love, [and] compassion”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2005/10/priesthood-authority-in-the-family-and-the-church?lang=eng">Dallin H. Oaks- Priesthood Authority in the Family and the Church- October 2005</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">4. The 2,000 stripling warriors in the army of Helaman
testified that their righteous mothers had powerfully taught gospel principles
to them (see <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/56.47-48?lang=eng#46"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Alma 56:47–48</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1999/04/strengthening-families-our-sacred-duty?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- Strengthening Families: Our Sacred Duty- April 1999</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">5. The key to strengthening our families is having the
Spirit of the Lord come into our homes. The goal of our families is to be on
the strait and narrow path.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1999/04/strengthening-families-our-sacred-duty?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- Strengthening Families: Our Sacred Duty- April 1999</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">6. The full burden of planning and preparing for family home
evenings should not be left to parents alone. The most successful ones I have
witnessed are when the youth of the family take an active part.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: L. Tom Perry-
Therefore I was Taught- April 1994<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Any
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">7. Church buildings and facilities should be closed on
Monday evenings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No ward or stake activities
should be planned, and other interruptions to family home evenings should be
avoided.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2000/06/letter-from-the-first-presidency?lang=eng">First Presidency Letter- October 4, 1999</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your own life, which will enable you to set a good example for your family,
whatever form your family may take.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/strengthen-home-and-family?lang=eng">Mary N. Cook- Strengthen Home and Family- October 2007</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">9. Seeking the help of the Lord daily through prayer will
bring great blessings to your family. Ask yourself: “Who in my family could
benefit from my personal prayers?” “What could I do to support and encourage
family prayer?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/strengthen-home-and-family?lang=eng">Mary N. Cook- Strengthen Home and Family- October 2007</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">10. So crucial in <a href="http://mormon.org/family"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">strengthening
families</span></a> is the realization that strong family relationships don’t
just happen. It takes time. It takes commitment, it takes prayer, and it takes
work. Parents must realize their responsibility and willingly assume it. The
joy and happiness that will result is indescribable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/search?lang=eng&query=W.+Eugene+Hansen-+Children+and+Family-+April+1998">W. Eugene Hansen- Children and Family- April 1998</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> From before the Creation of the earth, the Savior has been
our only hope for “peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come”
(D&C 59:23).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so grateful for my
Savior, and even more so after studying his life and love for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus Christ redeems all people from the
effects of the Fall. All people who have ever lived on the earth and who ever will
live on the earth will be resurrected and brought back into the presence of God
to be judged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through the Savior's gift
of mercy and redeeming grace, we will all receive the gift of immortality and
live forever in glorified, resurrected bodies.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. Before we can comprehend the Atonement of Christ,
however, we must first understand the Fall of Adam. And before we can
understand the Fall of Adam, we must first understand the Creation. These three
crucial components of the plan of salvation relate to each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/the-atonement?lang=eng">Reference: Russell M. Nelson- The Atonement- October 1996</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Paul said, “As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall
all be made alive.”<sup> </sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">14</u><sup> </sup>The
Atonement of <a href="http://mormon.org/jesus-christ"><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jesus Christ</span></u></a> became the immortal
creation. He volunteered to answer the ends of a law previously transgressed.<sup>
</sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">15</u><sup> </sup>And by the shedding
of His blood, His<sup> </sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">16</u><sup> </sup>and
our physical bodies could become perfected. They could again function without
blood, just as Adam’s and Eve’s did in their paradisiacal form. Paul taught
that “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; … this mortal must put
on <a href="http://lds.org/study/topics/immortality?lang=eng"><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">immortality</span></u></a>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/the-atonement?lang=eng">Russell M. Nelson- The Atonement- October 1996</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Atonement is really three words: At-one-ment, meaning to
set at one, one with God; to reconcile, to conciliate, to expiate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1988/04/atonement-agency-accountability?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- Atonement, Agency, Accountability- April 1988</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">4. The Atonement was absolutely essential for men to cleanse
themselves from sin and overcome the second death, which is the spiritual
death, which is separation from our Father in Heaven. For the scriptures tell
us, seven times they tell us, that no unclean thing may enter the presence of
God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1988/04/atonement-agency-accountability?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- Atonement, Agency, Accountability- April 1988</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">5. Yet, in the eyes of the Lord, there may be only one size
of audience that is of lasting importance—and that is just one, each one, you
and me, and each one of the children of God. The irony of the Atonement is that
it is infinite and eternal, yet it is applied individually, one person at a
time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/the-atonement-and-the-value-of-one-soul?lang=eng">M. Russell Ballard- The Atonement and Value of One Soul- April 2004</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">6. There is no greater expression of love than the heroic
Atonement performed by the <a href="http://jesuschrist.lds.org/SonOfGod/eng/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Son of God</span></a>.
Were it not for the plan of our Heavenly Father, established before the world
began, in a very real sense, all mankind—past, present, and future—would have
been left without the hope of eternal progression.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/the-atonement-and-the-value-of-one-soul?lang=eng">M. Russell Ballard- The Atonement and Value of One Soul- April 2004</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">7. We, with you, bear witness of the Atonement of our
Savior, Jesus Christ. Our testimonies, like yours, have been written in our
hearts as we have faced assorted soul-stretching challenges and adversities.
Without an understanding of Heavenly Father’s perfect plan of happiness and the
Savior’s Atonement as the central feature of that plan, these challenges could
seem unfair. We all share in the trials of life together. But in faithful
hearts is written, “All that is unfair about life can be made right through the
Atonement of Jesus Christ.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/is-faith-in-the-atonement-of-jesus-christ-written-in-our-hearts?lang=eng">LINDA K. BURTON- Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts?- October 2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">8. How can we expect to strengthen families or help others
unless we first have written in our own hearts a deep and abiding faith in
Jesus Christ and His infinite Atonement?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Making, keeping, and rejoicing in our covenants will be the evidence
that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is truly written in our hearts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/is-faith-in-the-atonement-of-jesus-christ-written-in-our-hearts?lang=eng">LINDA K.
BURTON-</a><span style="letter-spacing: -1.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/is-faith-in-the-atonement-of-jesus-christ-written-in-our-hearts?lang=eng"> Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts?- October 2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">9. Jesus Christ lives. He is our Savior, our Redeemer. He is
a glorious, resurrected being. He has the capacity to communicate love that is
so powerful, so overwhelming as to surpass the capacity of the human tongue to
express adequately. He gave His life to break the bonds of death. His Atonement
made fully active the plan of happiness of His Father in Heaven.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/he-lives-all-glory-to-his-name?lang=eng">Richard G. Scott- He Lives! All Glory to His Name!- April 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">10. Jesus administers the balance between
justice and mercy conditioned upon our obedience to His gospel. He is the light
for all mankind. He is the fountain of all truth. He fulfills all of His
promises. All who obey His commandments will earn the most glorious blessings
imaginable. Without the Atonement, Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness could
not have been placed fully into effect. The Atonement gives all the opportunity
to overcome the consequences of mistakes made in life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/he-lives-all-glory-to-his-name?lang=eng">Richard G. Scott- He Lives! All Glory to His Name!- April 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Agency is the ability and privilege God gives us to choose
and to act for ourselves. But is that really so important? Yes. Agency is
essential in the plan of salvation. Without agency, we would not be able to
learn or progress or follow the Savior. With it, we are “free to choose liberty
and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity
and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil” (2 Nephi 2:27). I
know with all my heart that I am here because I chose God’s perfect plan of
happiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I know that that includes
pain and suffering and trials, but all for our benefit, learning and growth.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Prophets & Apostles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. You and I were among those who used
their agency to accept Heavenly Father’s plan to come to earth, to have a
mortal life, to progress. “We shouted for joy … to have the opportunity of
coming to the earth to receive bodies [for we knew] that we might become,
through faithfulness, like unto our Father, God.”<u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></u>Now we are here on earth, where
opportunities to use our agency abound; for here “there is an opposition in all
things.”<u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></u>This opposition is essential to the purpose of our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2006/04/to-act-for-ourselves-the-gift-and-blessings-of-agency?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- To Act For Ourselves: The Gift and Blessing of Agency- April 2006</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Agency used righteously allows light to dispel the
darkness and enables us to live with joy and happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2006/04/to-act-for-ourselves-the-gift-and-blessings-of-agency?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- To Act For Ourselves: The Gift and Blessing of Agency- April 2006</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Our agency is essential to the plan of salvation. With it
we are “free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of
all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power
of the devil.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/agency-essential-to-the-plan-of-life?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life- October 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4. Our agency—our ability to choose and
act for ourselves—was an essential element of this plan. Without agency we
would be unable to make right choices and progress. Yet with agency we could
make wrong choices, commit sin, and lose the opportunity to be with Heavenly
Father again. For this reason a Savior would be provided to suffer for our sins
and redeem us if we would repent. By His infinite Atonement, He brought about
“the plan of mercy, to appease the demands of justice.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/agency-essential-to-the-plan-of-life?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life- October 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">5. Some who do not understand the doctrinal part do not
readily see the relationship between obedience and agency. And they miss one
vital connection and see obedience only as restraint. They then resist the very
thing that will give them true freedom. There is no true freedom without
responsibility, and there is no enduring freedom without a knowledge of the
truth. The Lord said, “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples
indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/john/8.31-32?lang=eng#30"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">John 8:31–32</span></a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1983/04/agency-and-control?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- Agency and Control- April 1983</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. Latter-day Saints are not obedient
because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know
certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own
individual agency, to obey the commandments of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are the sons and daughters of God, willing
followers, disciples of the Lord <a href="http://mormon.org/jesus-christ"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jesus Christ</span></a>,
and “under this head are [we] made free.” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/5.8?lang=eng#7"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Mosiah 5:8</span></a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1983/04/agency-and-control?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- Agency and Control- April 1983</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">7. “…one of God’s most precious gifts to man is the
principle of free agency—the privilege of choice which was introduced by God
the Eternal Father to all of his spirit children in the premortal state. This
occurred in the great council in heaven before the peopling of this earth. The
children of God were endowed with freedom of choice while yet but spirit
beings.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1975/04/using-our-free-agency?lang=eng">DELBERT L. STAPLEY- Using Our Free Agency- April 1975</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">8. “Four great principles must be in
force if there is to be agency: 1. Laws must exist, laws ordained by an
Omnipotent power, laws which can be obeyed or disobeyed; 2. Opposites must
exist—good and evil, virtue and vice, right and wrong—that is, there must be an
opposition, one force pulling … the other. 3. A knowledge of good and evil must
be had by those who are to enjoy the agency, that is, they must know the
difference between the opposites; and 4. An unfettered power of choice must
prevail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Agency is given to man as an
essential part of the great plan of redemption.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1975/04/using-our-free-agency?lang=eng">DELBERT L. STAPLEY- Using Our Free Agency- April 1975</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">9. Men and women receive their agency as a gift from God,
but their liberty and, in turn, their eternal happiness come from obedience to
His laws. As Alma counseled his errant son Corianton, “Wickedness never was
happiness” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/41.10?lang=eng#9"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Alma 41:10</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="http://L. Tom Perry- Obedience to the Law is Liberty- April 2013">L. Tom Perry- Obedience to the Law is Liberty- April 2013</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">10. “Next to life itself, free agency is God’s greatest gift
to mankind.”<u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">3</u> Then it was no small thing
for Satan to disregard man’s agency. In fact, it became the principal issue
over which the War in Heaven was fought. Victory in the War in Heaven was a
victory for man’s agency.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="http://L. Tom Perry- Obedience to the Law is Liberty- April 2013">L. Tom Perry- Obedience to the Law is Liberty- April 2013</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIdSwOk1Ci4/U9CNxop46fI/AAAAAAAAFiU/fab80IK5A9k/s1600/Pornography.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIdSwOk1Ci4/U9CNxop46fI/AAAAAAAAFiU/fab80IK5A9k/s1600/Pornography.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 17px;"><b>Position Statement:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> The Lord Jesus Christ makes it possible for us to overcome
all things. No matter our circumstances, He asks us to trust that He is the
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pornography is a silent evil
spiritual-killer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It destroys families
and loved ones and takes you furthest from where we need to be as a
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that Satan works hard to
make pornography available at the touch of a button, or even in advertisements
around our surroundings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a
difficult time to live in with the media in our pocket and the world upside
down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think avoiding pornography
starts in the home by avoiding it, but talking about it.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Living
Prophets & Apostles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. Pornography, the carrier, is big
business. It is Mafia-spawned. It is contagious. It is addicting. In a study
last year, the FBI estimated that Americans spent 2.4 billion dollars on
hard-core pornography. Other estimates reach as high as 4 billion—a fortune
siphoned away from noble use and diverted to a devilish purpose!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1979/10/pornography-the-deadly-carrier?lang=eng">Thomas S. Monson- Pornography- The Deadly Carrier- October 1979</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. “Pornographic or erotic stories and pictures are worse
than filthy or polluted food. The body has defenses to rid itself of
unwholesome food. With a few fatal exceptions, bad food will only make you sick
but do no permanent harm. In contrast, a person who feasts upon filthy stories
or pornographic or erotic pictures and literature records them in this
marvelous retrieval system we call a brain. The brain won’t vomit back filth.
Once recorded, it will always remain subject to recall, flashing its perverted
images across your mind and drawing you away from the wholesome things in
life.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2005/05/pornography">Dallin H. Oaks- Pornography- April 2005</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Those who seek out and use pornography forfeit the power
of their priesthood. The Lord declares: “When we undertake to cover our sins, …
behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and
when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121.37?lang=eng#36"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">D&C
121:37</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2005/05/pornography">Dallin H. Oaks- Pornography- April 2005</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">4. Participation in pornography in any of its lurid forms is
a manifestation of unbridled selfishness. How can a man, particularly a
priesthood bearer, not think of the emotional and spiritual damage caused to
women, especially his wife, by such abhorrent activity?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/to-acquire-spiritual-guidance?lang=eng">Richard G. Scott- To Acquire Spiritual Guidance- October 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">5. Parents, be aware that the addiction
of pornography can begin with youth at a very early age. Take preventative
action to avoid that tragedy. Stake presidents and bishops, warn of this evil.
Invite anyone you consider captured by it to come to you for help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An individual with foundation standards and
an enduring commitment to obey them is not easily led astray. Someone who is
increasingly repulsed by grievous sin and who exercises self-restraint outside
human influence has character.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/to-acquire-spiritual-guidance?lang=eng">Richard G. Scott- To Acquire Spiritual Guidance- October 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. Pornography will always repel the
Spirit of Christ and will interrupt the communications between our Heavenly
Father and His children and disrupt the tender relationship between husband and
wife. The priesthood holds consummate power. It can protect you from the plague
of pornography—and it is a plague—if you are succumbing to its influence. If
one is obedient, the priesthood can show how to break a habit and even erase an
addiction. Holders of the priesthood have that authority and should employ it
to combat evil influences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/cleansing-the-inner-vessel?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- Cleansing the Inner Vessel- October 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Prophet, Apostle, or General Conference Address:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">7. We as parents and leaders need to counsel with our
children and youth on an ongoing basis, listening with love and understanding.
They need to know the <a href="http://overcomingpornography.org/?lang=eng"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">dangers of
pornography</span></a> and how it overtakes lives, causing loss of the Spirit,
distorted feelings, deceit, damaged relationships, loss of self-control, and
nearly total consumption of time, thought, and energy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/protection-from-pornography-a-christ-focused-home?lang=eng">LINDA S. REEVES- Protection From Pornography-a Christ Focused Home- April 2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">8. Priesthood holders carry with them the antidote to remove
the terrible images of pornography and to wash away guilt. The priesthood has
the power to unlock the influence of our habits, even to unchain from
addiction, however tight the grip. It can heal over the scars of past mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/cleansing-the-inner-vessel?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- Cleansing the Inner Vessel- October 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">9. My beloved friends, under no
circumstances allow yourselves to become trapped in the viewing of pornography,
one of the most effective of Satan’s enticements. And if you have allowed
yourself to become involved in this behavior, cease now. Seek the help you need
to overcome and to change the direction of your life. Take the steps necessary
to get back on the strait and narrow, and then stay there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May we say, with Joshua of old, “Choose you
this day whom ye will serve; … but as for me and my house, we will serve the
Lord.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/04/until-we-meet-again?lang=eng">Thomas S. Monson- Until We Meet Again- April 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">10. There’s a spiritual snare today called <a href="http://lds.org/study/topics/pornography?lang=eng"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">pornography</span></a>,
and many, allured by its provocative messages, enter this deadly trap. Like any
trap, it is easy to enter but difficult to escape. Some rationalize that they
can casually view pornography without suffering its adverse effects. They say
initially, “This isn’t so bad,” or, “Who cares? It won’t make any difference,”
or, “I’m just curious.” But they are mistaken. The Lord has warned, “And he
that looketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the faith, and shall not
have the Spirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast out” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/42.23?lang=eng#22"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">D&C 42:23</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/blessed-are-all-the-pure-in-heart?lang=eng">L. WHITNEY CLAYTON- Blessed Are All the Pure in Heart- October 2007</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Family
history is for everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to get
passed this view of it being difficult and only for the older generation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The church has made family history remarkably
easy and fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The work is exploding,
just as missionary work is exploding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The time is now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The day has come
to do the work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The veil is thin as you
do this work, and I have felt their hands guide me as I find names and do their
work in the temple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to truly
feel like you have a purpose and meaning, do family history work and find your
inspiration! Teaching our children about their ancestors and getting them
excited is easier than I thought! It’s an exciting time!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Prophets & Apostles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. As you respond in faith to this invitation, your hearts
shall turn to the fathers. The promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will
be implanted in your hearts. Your patriarchal blessing, with its declaration of
lineage, will link you to these fathers and be more meaningful to you. Your
love and <a href="http://lds.org/topic/gratitude/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">gratitude</span></a> for your
ancestors will increase. Your testimony of and conversion to the Savior will
become deep and abiding. And I promise you will be protected against the
intensifying influence of the adversary. As you participate in and love this
holy work, you will be safeguarded in your youth and throughout your lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-hearts-of-the-children-shall-turn?lang=eng">David A. Bednar-The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn- October 2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. It is no coincidence that FamilySearch and other tools
have come forth at a time when young people are so familiar with a wide range
of information and communication technologies. Your fingers have been trained
to text and tweet to accelerate and advance the work of the Lord—not just to
communicate quickly with your friends. The skills and aptitude evident among
many young people today are a preparation to contribute to the work of
salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference:<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-hearts-of-the-children-shall-turn?lang=eng"> David A. Bednar-The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn- October 2011</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. “I have learned that those who engage
in family history research and then perform the temple ordinance work for those
whose names they have found will know the additional joy of receiving both
halves of the blessing.”<u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></u>Father in Heaven wants each of us to
receive both parts of the blessing of this vital vicarious work. He has led
others to show us how to qualify. It is up to you and me to claim those
blessings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/the-joy-of-redeeming-the-dead?lang=eng">Richard G. Scott- The Joy of Redeeming the Dead- October 2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4. I testify that the Spirit of Elijah is
touching the hearts of many of Father’s children throughout the world, causing
the work for the dead to accelerate at an unprecedented pace. But what about
you? Have you prayed about your own ancestors’ work? Set aside those things in
your life that don’t really matter. Decide to do something that will have
eternal consequences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/the-joy-of-redeeming-the-dead?lang=eng">Richard G. Scott- The Joy of Redeeming the Dead- October 2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">5. <a href="http://mormon.org/family"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Family</span></a>
love is wonderful. Nothing is as specific as the love of a baby for its mother.
Nothing is as predictable as the love of children for their parents or the love
of parents for their children. Today we are reaping a harvest of family love
from seeds sown years ago. Preparations to strengthen family ties came in 1823,
when the angel Moroni first appeared to the Prophet <a href="http://mormon.org/joseph-smith"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Joseph Smith</span></a>. Moroni announced the coming
of Elijah, who would cause the hearts of children to be turned to their
fathers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/a-new-harvest-time?lang=eng">Russell M. Nelson- A New Harvest Time- April 1998</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">6. President Wilford Woodruff was so concerned that he made
the issue a matter of fervent prayer. Then, at April 1894 general conference,<sup>
</sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">12</u><sup> </sup>he presented a
revelation to the membership of the Church. From it I quote: “We want the
Latter-day Saints from this time to trace their genealogies as far as they can,
and to be sealed to their fathers and mothers. Have children sealed to their
parents, and run this chain through as far as you can get it. … This is the
will of the Lord to his people.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1998/04/a-new-harvest-time?lang=eng">Russell M. Nelson- A New Harvest Time- April 1998</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">7. Remember that living Apostles have also promised that as
we search out our ancestors and prepare our own family names for the temple, we
will be protected now and throughout our lives as we keep ourselves worthy of a
temple recommend.<u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">5</u> What promises!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/protection-from-pornography-a-christ-focused-home?lang=eng">LINDA S. REEVES- Protection From Pornography-a Christ Focused Home- April 2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">8. What a great time to be alive. This is the last
dispensation, and we can feel the hastening of the work of salvation in every
area where a saving ordinance is involved.<u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">19</u>
We now have temples across much of the world to provide these saving
ordinances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/roots-and-branches?lang=eng">Quentin L. Cook- Roots and Branches- April 2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">9. Hastening family history and temple work in our day is
essential for the salvation and exaltation of families.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/roots-and-branches?lang=eng">Quentin L. Cook- Roots and Branches- April 2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">10. Each of us will be greatly blessed if we know the
stories of faith and sacrifice that led our forefathers to join the Lord’s
Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the desire of my heart
that, along with my children and grandchildren, we will honor the legacy of our
righteous forefathers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px;"><a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2014/05/sunday-afternoon-session/live-true-to-the-faith?lang=eng&media=audio">Elder William R. Walker, Live True to the Faith, May 2014</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> I have been teaching my family members, and my children the
principles of financial management. I involve them in creating a budget and
setting family financial goals. I teach the principles of hard work, frugality,
and saving. I stress the importance of obtaining as much education as possible
in this area because it’s so important to start young.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My parents never taught me about money, it
was never polite to talk about in my home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve learned that, though my parents and remarkably good with their
money and standards, that I needed to change this in my family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before every month, we sit down together and
plan out the month and what we need or want. Then we don’t overspend and my
kids don’t throw a fit when I tell them, “Sorry, we didn’t budget for that.”<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Prophets & Apostles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. I have a dear friend who, in the early
years of his marriage, was convinced he and his <a href="http://mormon.org/family"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">family</span></a> needed a four-wheel-drive pickup
truck. His wife was sure that he did not need but merely wanted the new
vehicle. A playful conversation between this husband and wife initiated their
consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of such a purchase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sweetheart, we need a four-wheel-drive
truck.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She asked, “Why do you think we need a
new truck?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He answered her question with what he
believed was the perfect response: “What if we needed milk for our children in
a terrible storm, and the only way I could get to the grocery store was in a
pickup?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">His wife replied with a smile, “If we buy a new truck, we
will not have money for milk—so why worry about getting to the store in an
emergency!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/bear-up-their-burdens-with-ease?lang=eng">David A. Bednar- Bear Up Their Burdens With Ease- April 2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. Too many people in our country today are developing the
attitude that government is obligated to care and provide for them. In many
ways, government has fostered this attitude, but the members of The Church of <a href="http://mormon.org/jesus-christ"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jesus Christ</span></a> of Latter-day Saints know
better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1981/04/providing-for-our-needs?lang=eng">M. Russell Ballard- Providing For Our Needs- April 1981</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Parents need to teach children very early that a solid
financial base is a very important element in a happy home. We can do much with
our young people to help them find satisfying, rewarding employment. We should
encourage them to do well in their schoolwork and to learn to take advantage of
opportunities that will help build a solid base for their future security.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1981/04/providing-for-our-needs?lang=eng">M. Russell Ballard- Providing For Our Needs- April 1981</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">4. Brethren, please do not think that this is someone else’s
responsibility. It is mine, and it is yours. We are all enlisted. “All” means
all—every Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood holder, rich and poor, in every
nation. In the Lord’s plan, there is something everyone can contribute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/providing-in-the-lords-way?lang=eng">DIETER F. UCHTDORF- Providing in the Lord’s Way- October 2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">5. We also will pray for the strength to learn from, change,
or accept our circumstances rather than praying relentlessly for God to change
our circumstances according to our will. We will become agents who act rather
than objects that are acted upon (see <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.14?lang=eng#13"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">2 Nephi
2:14</span></a>). We will be blessed with spiritual traction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/bear-up-their-burdens-with-ease?lang=eng">David A. Bednar- Bear Up Their Burdens With Ease- April 2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">6. Be careful of the many attractive offers to borrow money.
It is much easier to borrow money than it is to pay it back. There are no
shortcuts to financial security. There are no get-rich-quick schemes that work.
Perhaps none need the principle of balance in their lives more than those who
are driven toward accumulating “things” in this world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1987/04/keeping-lifes-demands-in-balance?lang=eng">M. Russell Ballard- Keeping Life’s Demands in Balance- April 1987</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">7. When it comes to overcoming being greedy, selfish, and
overly indulgent, we all need a lot more help. In his candid manner, President
Brigham Young said: “The worst fear … I have about this people is that they
will get rich in this country, forget God and His people, wax fat, and kick
themselves out of the Church. … My greater fear … is that they cannot stand
wealth.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1999/04/greed-selfishness-and-overindulgence?lang=eng">JOE J. CHRISTENSEN- Greed, Selfishness, and Overindulgence- April 1999</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">8. I am confident that we will literally be called upon to
make an accounting before God concerning how we have used [our resources] to
bless lives and build the kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1999/04/greed-selfishness-and-overindulgence?lang=eng">JOE J. CHRISTENSEN- Greed, Selfishness, and Overindulgence- April 1999</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">9. Cut the amount of money you spend on recreation by 50
percent. Do fun things that do not require money outlay but make more lasting
impressions on your children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1975/04/a-self-inflicted-purging?lang=eng">VAUGHN J. FEATHERSTONE- Self Inflicted Purging- April 1975</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">10. The prophet Jacob said to his people:
“Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor
for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the
words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon
that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight
in fatness” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/9.51?lang=eng#50"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">2 Ne. 9:51</span></a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brothers and sisters, remember to always pay
a full <a href="http://lds.org/study/topics/tithing?lang=eng"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">tithing</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1987/04/keeping-lifes-demands-in-balance?lang=eng">M. Russell Ballard- Keeping Life’s Demands in Balance- April 1987</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> I firmly
believe that our Heavenly Father’s Plan is based on the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My family has such a deep meaning to me and I
strive to attain eternity with them. There is no greater goal or reward in
heaven than keeping your marriage covenants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can see in today’s world, Satan is focusing directly on destroying
such a powerful blessing and eternal achievement for so many people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The world’s view is distorted with a cloud of
what is right and what is wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
a goal to stand up whenever I can to defend my family and those around me.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Prophets & Apostles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. To build a foundation strong enough to support a family
in our troubled world today requires the best effort of each of us—father,
mother, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, aunts, uncles, cousins, and
so on. Each must contribute energy and effort in driving piles right down to
the bedrock of the gospel until the foundation is strong enough to endure
through the eternities. The Lord has promised us in the Doctrine and Covenants
that “he that buildeth upon this rock shall never fall.” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/50.44?lang=eng#43"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">D&C 50:44</span></a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1985/04/born-of-goodly-parents?lang=eng">L. Tom Perry- Born of Goodly Parents- April 1985</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. “…Our Heavenly Father has restored priesthood keys in
this dispensation so that essential ordinances in His plan can be performed by
proper authority. Heavenly messengers—including John the Baptist;<sup> </sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">9</u><sup> </sup>Peter, James, and John;<sup> </sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">10</u><sup> </sup><a href="http://lds.org/ensign/1998/04/moses-witness-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng"><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Moses</span></u></a>, Elias,
and Elijah<sup> </sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">11</u><sup> </sup>—have
participated in that restoration.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/10/celestial-marriage?lang=eng">Russell M Nelson- Celestial Marriage- October 2008</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">3. Scriptures declare that “it is lawful that [a man] should
have one wife, and they twain shall be one flesh, and all this that the earth
might answer the end of its creation.”<sup> </sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">18</u><sup> </sup>Another affirms that “the man [is not] without the
woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.”<sup> </sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">19</u><sup> </sup>Thus, marriage is not only an
exalting principle of the gospel; it is a divine commandment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/10/celestial-marriage?lang=eng">Russell M Nelson- Celestial Marriage- October 2008</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">4. At the heart of this plan is the begetting of children;
one of the crucial reasons Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden (see <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.19-25?lang=eng#18"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">2 Nephi
2:19–25</span></a>; <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/moses/5.10-12?lang=eng#9"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Moses 5:10–12</span></a>).
They were commanded to “be fruitful, and multiply” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/moses/2.28?lang=eng#27"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Moses 2:28</span></a>),
and they chose to keep that commandment. We are to follow them in marrying and
providing physical bodies for Heavenly Father’s spirit children. Obviously, a
same-gender relationship is inconsistent with this plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2007/10/helping-those-who-struggle-with-same-gender-attraction?lang=eng">Jeffery R Holland- Helping Those Who Struggle With Same Gender Attraction- October 2007</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">5. How can a father raise a happy, well-adjusted daughter in
today’s increasingly toxic world? The answer has been taught by the Lord’s
prophets. It is a simple answer, and it is true—“The most important thing a
father can do for his [daughter] is to love [her] mother.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Reference:
<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/love-her-mother?lang=eng">ELAINE S. DALTON- Love Her Mother- October 2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. The Savior Himself spoke of this
sacred marriage covenant and promise when He gave the authority to His
disciples to bind in heaven sacred covenants made on earth: “And I will give
unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/16.19?lang=eng#18"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Matt. 16:19</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/the-eternal-family?lang=eng">Robert D. Hales- The Eternal Family- October- 1996</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">7. He is our Creator, and He designed marriage
from the beginning. At the time of Eve’s creation, “Adam said, This is now bone
of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: …“Therefore shall a man leave his father
and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2.23-24?lang=eng#22"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Gen. 2:23–24</span></a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1991/04/what-god-hath-joined-together?lang=eng">Gordon B Hinckley- What God Hath Joined Together- April 1991</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">8. Selfishness so often is the basis of money problems,
which are a very serious and real factor affecting the stability of family
life. Selfishness is at the root of adultery, the breaking of solemn and sacred
covenants to satisfy selfish lust. Selfishness is the antithesis of love. It is
a cankering expression of greed. It destroys self-discipline. It obliterates
loyalty. It tears up sacred covenants. It afflicts both men and women.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1991/04/what-god-hath-joined-together?lang=eng">Gordon B Hinckley- What God Hath Joined Together- April 1991</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">9. First, as a husband: The first
instruction given to man and woman immediately following the creation was,
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto
his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2.24?lang=eng#23"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Gen. 2:24</span></a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1977/10/father-your-role-your-responsibility?lang=eng">L. Tom Perry- Father-Your Role, Your Responsibility- October 1977</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">10. So God in His divine plan ordained
that marriage was to bring about his basic organizational unit, the family. The
role of husband and wife was clearly defined from the very beginning. In the
Lord’s plan, these roles are unchanged and eternal. A prophet has said of
womanhood, “A beautiful, modest, gracious woman is creation’s
masterpiece.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To safeguard this
masterpiece, the Lord gave to man the duty and responsibility to be the provider
and protector.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from school and feel peace when they walk in the front door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many things that contribute to
this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A clean and organized home helps
keep frustrations at bay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Christ centered
home with daily prayers and scripture study keeps the Holy Spirit dwelling
within our walls. And minimal electronic use helps make special family bonding
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</span>I want to strive for a strong barrier to the outside world that seems to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1. The ultimate purpose of the adversary, who has “great
wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time,”<sup> </sup><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">1</u><sup> </sup>is to disrupt, disturb, and
destroy the home and the family. Like a ship without a rudder, without a
compass, we drift from the <a href="http://mormon.org/family"><u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">family values</span></u></a>
which have anchored us in the past. Now we are caught in a current so strong
that unless we correct our course, civilization as we know it will surely be
wrecked to pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/the-father-and-the-family?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- The Father and the Family- April 1994</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2. We need to make our homes a place of refuge from the
storm, which is increasing in intensity all about us. Even if the smallest
openings are left unattended, negative influences can penetrate the very walls
of our homes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2003/05/the-importance-of-the-family">L. Tom Perry- The Importance of Family- April- 2003</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. “As you continue to center your mind
and heart in Him, He will help you have a rich and full life no matter what
happens in the world around you. Paul wisely taught, “Be not overcome of evil,
but overcome evil with good.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/how-to-live-well-amid-increasing-evil?lang=eng">Richard G. Scott- How to Live Well Amid Increasing Evil- April 2004</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4. Avoid worldly wickedness. Know that
God is in control. In time, Satan will completely fail and be punished for his
perverse evil. God has a specific plan for your life. He will reveal parts of
that plan to you as you look for it with faith and consistent obedience. His
Son has made you free—not from the consequences of your acts, but free to make
choices. God’s eternal purpose is for you to be successful in this mortal life.
No matter how wicked the world becomes, you can earn that blessing. Seek and be
attentive to the personal guidance given to you through the Holy Spirit.
Continue to be worthy to receive it. Reach out to others who stumble and are
perplexed, not certain of what path to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/how-to-live-well-amid-increasing-evil?lang=eng">Richard G. Scott- How to Live Well Amid Increasing Evil- April 2004</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">5. Peace can be settled in the heart of each who turns to
the scriptures and unlocks the promises of protection and redemption.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/the-key-to-spiritual-protection?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- The Key to Spiritual Protection- October 2013</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. We live in perilous times;
nevertheless, we can find hope and peace for ourselves and for our families.
Those living in sorrow, despairing at the possibility of children being rescued
from where the world has taken them, must never give up. “Be not afraid, only
believe.”<u style="text-underline: #3D5AA1;">6</u> Righteousness is more powerful
than wickedness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Children taught an
understanding of the scriptures early in life will come to know the path they
should walk and will be more inclined to remain on that path. Those who stray
will have the ability to return and, with help, can find their way back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/the-key-to-spiritual-protection?lang=eng">Boyd K. Packer- The Key to Spiritual Protection- October 2013</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">7. Self-reliance comes by complying so
completely with the principles of the gospel that each individual and family are
added upon by the Lord’s strength, making them able to stand strong against the
blows of adversity and the changing winds of time and growth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1981/10/a-safe-place-for-marriages-and-families?lang=eng">Barbara B Smith- A Safe Place For Marriage and Families- October 1981</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">8. Our Heavenly Father has organized us
into families for the purpose of helping us successfully meet the trials and
challenges of life. The home also exists to bless us with the joys and
privileges of family associations. Our family is our safety place, our support
network, our sanctuary, and our salvation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our homes should be “the strong place to which children can come for the
anchor they need in this day of trouble and turmoil,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1990/04/home-first?lang=eng">Rex D. Pinegar- Home First- April 1990</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">9. “It is not an easy thing to make God the center of our
being. To do so we must determine to keep his commandments. Spiritual
attainment, not physical possessions, not the indulgence and the gratification
of the body, must become the chief goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference: James E Faust- Acting
For Ourselves- October 1995<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sometimes fail to see the sacred nature of our seemingly routine daily tasks.
Fundamentals of daily living—scripture reading, prayer, family home evening,
the conversation at dinner—these provide the experiences that make faith a
reality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1997/10/making-faith-a-reality?lang=eng">JANETTE HALES BECKHAM- OCTOBER 1997- MAKING FAITH A REALITY</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There's an essential spiritual element when I enter the
temple doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can feel the essence of
upliftment as my shoulders shrug off all worldly weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel a substance to my soul that has root
and meaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m even more elated when I
bring my own printed pink slips of paper after an ambitious endeavor of
searching my family branches out far beyond my own recourses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love family history work and there’s an
abundant strength that comes from doing the work we were sent here to do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Until a few weeks ago, I had never entered the temple doors
before with my own pink slips of paper, inked with a person’s name I personally
searched for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read a Conference talk
from Elder Bednar titled, The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn, and my heart
did just that, when I read this promise: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-hearts-of-the-children-shall-turn?lang=eng"> “Your testimony of and conversion to the Savior will become deep and abiding. And I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary.”</a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> I started attending classes at my local Family History
Center and started searching for names on Family Search.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m addicted to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kneel in prayer before searching, and I can
feel the spirit guide me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also firmly
believe that the veil is thin when we do this work because they’re doing the
same work on the other side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been guided
to names, not knowing how I got there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> My son just turned eight and I’m now focusing on getting him
excited about this work. We've since had two Pizza & Posterity family nights, where I
told neat stories about our ancestors. I know that family history work is exploding
just as globally and as big as missionary work. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This topic and educational walk changed my
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">Bednar, David A: <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-hearts-of-the-children-shall-turn?lang=eng">The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn</a>, October 2011</span></span></div>
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