Plain and Precious Truths
The Eternal Family: A Plain and Precious Part of the Plan of Salvation The Family: A Proclamation to the World teaches us that, “The family is central to the creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of his children. . . . In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life.” Why are families so important to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Life is all about family by divine design. We know this to be true and we embrace it. We celebrate it. “In 1995, President Gordon B. Hinckley reiterated the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concerning eternal marriages and families when he taught in the proclamation that the divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond t