The Family Unit

Strengthening the Family—the Basic Unit of the Church
Spencer W. Kimball

The family is the basic unit of the kingdom of God on earth. The Church can be no healthier than its families. No government can long endure without strong families.
Never before have there been so many insidious influences threatening the family as today, around the world. Many of these evil influences come right into the home—through television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and other forms of literature.
By being alert to what enters your home, you can do much in helping your family seek that which is “virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy.”

The Importance of the Family
L. Tom Perry

In a world of turmoil and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to make our families the center of our lives and the top of our priorities. Families lie at the center of our Heavenly Father’s plan. This statement from “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” declares the responsibilities of parents to their families:
“Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. ‘Children are an heritage of the Lord’ (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.”
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.
“President Brigham Young explained that our families are not yet ours. The Lord has committed them to us to see how we will treat them. Only if we are faithful will they be given to us forever. What we do on earth determines whether or not we will be worthy to become heavenly parents.”




THE FAMILY UNIT AND ITS IMPORTANCE
by Dr. Lawrence Wilson

The family is the most important social unit of society.  This is a fact that everyone must learn.  The family is not only the basic societal unit.  It is also the basic sexual unit, the basic child-raising unit, the basic communication unit, and the basic all-around fun and friendship unit.
THE FAMILY AS THE BASIC UNIT OF SOCIETY

The family unit – principally a man and a woman living together in harmony and peace – is and always will be the basic social organization or unit of any society.  This relationship alone provides stability in a sexual, emotional, intellectual and social way as no other can. 
This statement may seem prejudiced or biased against other forms of social organization, but it has proven true over hundreds and even thousands of years.
Other forms of societal organization include people remaining single or unattached, or various forms of collective living arrangements that are called free love societies, communes, kibbutz living in some cases, and others.  To the best of my knowledge, none of these have worked out on a large scale nearly as well as what is called a monogamous man-woman relationship in terms of stability and happiness for the couple, and for the society as a whole.
When the families are strong, society is strong, as a rule.  When families are weak, societies begin to break down. 


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