Gay Marriage

This is something that I feel like my children need to know my opinion about and my sadness about. The Supreme Court ruling happened on Friday. Gay marriage is now considered legal. Although I hold no anger towards the decision, I will say it saddens me. It saddens me how far we have fallen as a society. Marriage is ordained of God, and is only to be between a man and a woman. I am sad to see how far the world has fallen. I love everyone as Christ loves, but that does not mean I have to accept the sin. I bear my testimony that the church is true, that God loves us all, and that He is the ultimate judge. He knows that our ultimate happiness lies in the family unit, as he intended it. I know this even more so from being adopted into a home with a loving mother and father. I would not trade anything for this knowledge and the blessings that came to me from being part of that family unit. I hope my children understand that we need to have Christ-like love for all, but that the gap between the church and the world is ever increasing. We must choose whose side we are on, I choose the Lords.

Importance of Media

I felt that it was necessary to bear my testimony of the importance of how we use media in our lives. We should not use media to simply fill up time. We need to be careful about what we let into our minds. Watching pornography or especially violent or evil images weakens our minds and hurts our spirit. The body is just an extension of your spirit so you should treat it with the utmost respect, including what you subject it to and visually. I pray that you will gain a testimony of this yourselves and be diligent about what and how you use media. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Week 4- The Importance of the Law of Chastitiy

The Law of Chastity has deep importance to our eternal spirit. The Lord wants us to live the law of chastity to become closer to the Lord and be respectful of His Spirit sons or daughters. The Proclamation states,

"The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife. We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed.

We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan."

All children are important to the Lord. Our body's are just an extension of our Spirits, and should be treated as such. We should not only respect our own bodies but our choices when it comes to others. Always pray for guidance in how to best live the law of chastity.

You, my children, have been the greatest blessing in my life. You will never experience the same joy as a family that you have now, unless you fully live the law of chastity within the bonds of an eternal marriage, of this I testify. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.