Eternal Families In Context...Begins with Eternal Marriage

As I watched Ryan Anderson try to share his views with Pierce Morgan and Suse Orman, I kept feeling anger build up inside of me for the lack of respect Suse Orman showed to Ryan Andersen, in spite of their differences of opinion. Having watched it a second time, I realize more than ever the words of Elder Bednar are true, “The eternal nature and importance of marriage can be fully understood only within the overarching context of the Father’s plan for His children.”

So what is the context of the Father’s plan for His children? It is to be able to participate as married man and woman in bringing God’s spirit children to earth. Elder Bednar said “marriage between a man and a woman is the authorized channel through which premortal spirits enter mortality. Complete sexual abstinence before marriage and total fidelity within marriage protect the sanctity of this sacred channel.” If we take the focus off the issues of the world for a while and hone it into our covenants, the plan of happiness comes into view.

I love President Benson’s experience about living near the Logan temple and how he learned the importance of it from his parents examples, as they prepared their clothing and went to worship at the temple. This is where the reminder of family relationships being perpetuated beyond the grave rings true. President Benson went on to say “The temple is an ever-present reminder that God intends the family to be eternal.” Heavenly Father said “This is my work and my glory, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” What’s the eternal catalyst for this work to happen? In the family unit. Elder Bednar added, “By divine design, both a man and a woman are needed to bring children into mortality and to provide the best setting for the rearing and nurturing of children.”

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As Ryan Andersen shared with Pierce Morgan and Suse Orman, “Every marriage may not have a child, but every child has a mother and a father, and marriage is what connects the mother and father to each other for the child.” This is true, but why? The proclamation to the world on The Family states, “The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.”

This is how we take part in our Heavenly Fathers plan, and how we become more like him. I want to be with my family forever, through temple.

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