Who is our Family?
Consider the Plan of Happiness - it is all about family.We all belong to a family. In the premortal life, we were spiritually born to a divine Father and Mother. We are all brothers and sisters. We are born into a family on earth.
As families we need to be united. What are some things we do to help each other out in our mortal family?
Feed the family. Family Home Evening. Making members feel loved and wanted. Show unconditinal love without expecting anything in return. Teach and lead by example. Teaching social skills. Spending time together. Ask about their day. Read to one another.
The Family Proclamation specifically says:
"ALL HUMAN BEINGS—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.
IN THE PREMORTAL REALM, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshipped 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. 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."
We need each other to unify and come together. Unite with our talents, our skills, our experience, our wisdom. Serve one another and teach this to the next generation.
Service for our Family
Service is the Gospel of Jesus Christ in action. Service blesses both the given and the giver.Serve Heavenly Father through obedience to His commandments. Support one another thorugh action.
The purpose of Relief Society is to save souls. We can provide temporal relief and spiritual relief.
Ultimately, we all want to return to our Heavenly Father. We can provide service to our family to help them achieve this beautiful destiny.
Temple Provides an Easy Way to Serve our Family
Thinking back to the Plan of Happiness, we can serve our family by helping them complete their Ordinances. For those who did not have the chance to receive Temple blessings while on earth, we can serve them by helping them complete their work.__________________________________________
One thing we ask our sisters to do this week: Think of one important thing we do in our family to bring them together. Use that act on someone who's not a member of your family or the Church.
