The Marriage Protection Amendment

Those who are familiar me know how strongly I feel about the role of the family and the traditional roles of fathers and mothers. Marriage is the essential ingredient in any successful society, and now is the time for the many who believe in marriage to stand up and make a difference!

As daughters of God, we have been blessed beyond measure. As daughters of a loving God, we have a duty to share his love with others. One of my favorite quotes that I have ever had to memorize, is the Young Womens Theme.

We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love Him. We will “stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places” (Mosiah 18:9) as we strive to live the Young Women values, which are:

Faith
Divine Nature
Individual Worth
Knowledge
Choice and Accountability
Good Works and
Integrity

We believe as we come to accept and act upon these values,
we will be prepared to
strengthen home and family,
make and keep sacred covenants,
receive the ordinances of the temple,
and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.

Many of us will at one time or another struggle with decisions in life, and sometimes our struggles are simple, and sometimes they seem so much more difficult. I say, probably more often than I should, that 3 (children) is enough. I am sure that I have offended some, and I apologize if I have. I merely mean, that for me, my three children are as much as I can handle. If I became pregnant, would I keep and love that baby? Of course, it’s amazing how much love a newborn brings into our lives. I just know that for me, right now, my three children, as much as I love them, are as much as I can handle. If I felt that the lord had other plans, I would follow them and bring more children into this world. On that note, I mentioned marriage earlier, and how we must protect it. In order for children to be raised in a society of peace, and prosperity, and in general have a good and decent chance at life, we need families, and we need to protect our rights. Society’s fail when the laws of man neglect the sanctity of marriage.

President Henry B. Eyring, “Be One,” Liahona, Sep 2008, 2–7: “The Savior of the world, Jesus Christ, said of those who would be part of His Church: “Be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine” (D&C 38:27). And at the Creation of man and woman, unity for them in marriage was not given as hope; it was a command! “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Our Heavenly Father wants our hearts to be knit together. That union in love is not simply an ideal. It is a necessity.

The requirement that we be one is not for this life alone. It is to be without end. The first marriage was performed by God in the garden when Adam and Eve were not subject to death. He placed in men and women from the beginning a desire to be joined together as man and wife forever to dwell in families in a perfect, righteous union. He placed in His children a desire to live at peace with all those around them.

But with the Fall it became clear that living in unity would not be easy. Tragedy struck early. Cain slew Abel, his brother. The children of Adam and Eve had become subject to the temptations of Satan. With skill, hatred, and cunning, Satan pursues his goal. It is the opposite of the purpose of our Heavenly Father and the Savior. They would give us perfect union and eternal happiness. Satan, Their enemy and ours, has known the plan of salvation from before the Creation. He knows that only in eternal life can those sacred, joyful associations of families endure. Satan would tear us from loved ones and make us miserable. And it is he who plants the seeds of discord in human hearts in the hope that we might be divided and separate.

All of us have felt something of both union and separation. Sometimes in families and perhaps in other settings we have glimpsed life when one person put the interests of another above his or her own, in love and with sacrifice. And all of us know something of the sadness and loneliness of being separate and alone. We don’t need to be told which we should choose. We know. But we need hope that we can experience unity in this life and qualify to have it forever in the world to come. And we need to know how that great blessing will come so that we can know what we must do.”

The following is a very uplifting and inspiring message that we can share with others. Let’s make this message spread like wildfire! We need to share the link via e-mail, post it on your blogs, get it “out there” any way we can. We must stand together and make our voices heard. The institution of marriage and the families of today and the future deserve it!

VOTE TO SAVE THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE ON NOVEMBER 4th!!!