The Plan and the Proclamation
By Elder Dallin H. Oaks
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
In our day, the differences most evident are cohabitation without marriage, same-sex marriage, and the raising of children in such relationships. Those who do not believe in or aspire to exaltation and are most persuaded by the ways of the world consider this family proclamation as just a statement of policy that should be changed. In contrast, Latter-day Saints affirm that the family proclamation defines the kind of family relationships where the most important part of our eternal development can occur....
We must try to balance the competing demands of following the gospel law in our personal lives and teachings, even as we seek to show love for all....
Just 20 years after the family proclamation, the United States Supreme Court authorized same-sex marriage, overturning thousands of years of marriage being limited to a man and a woman. The shocking percentage of United States children born to a mother not married to the father came more gradually: 5 percent in 1960,532 percent in 1995,6 and now 40 percent.
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