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President Russel M. Nelson an Apostles
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, spoke at the 2014
graduation commencement at Brigham Young University. His speech was titled: “Disciples of Jesus Christ-Defenders of
Marriage”. His speech was a little surprising to me. It wasn’t the
typical “Now that you have graduated, go out there and conquer the world!”
type of speech. It was more of a … “Good, you’ve worked hard, you know some
stuff now, so go get married and start your families. Teach them, love them, and convert them to the Gospel of Jesus Christ” type of speech.
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President Nelson said, “you
will likely encounter increasing debate about the definition of marriage.
Many of your neighbors, colleagues, and friends will have never heard logical
and inspired truths about the importance of marriage as God Himself defined
it. You will have many opportunities to strengthen understanding of the
Lord’s side of that argument by the eloquence of your example, both as
individuals and as families.” I have to say that the topic of what defines a
marriage and a family has hit my heart, my family’s heart, and the very soul
of our home.
For me to continue, I need to
disclose some very intimate information about my family. I have a magnificent
and beautiful daughter who has declared herself as a lesbian. I have asked
her permission to disclose this information as she knows where I stand on
marriage and family. In fact, when asking her if I could reveal personal
things about her, she stated: “Yep! Go right ahead! I love you, Mom!” She
knows what a tender topic this is for me.
The amazing thing is, she is on
board with so many of the teachings we have in the Church about marriage and
family. She loves the whole concept of what a family is. A mother and father
raising children in a loving home, is still very much ideal to her. She
understands what a loving parents can do for a child, for she has stated that
she is blessed with the parents she has been entrusted too.
With that
being said, she has her struggles. She is still trying to find meaning in her
life choices and decisions. Our family has made the decision to continue with
love and support in her life endeavors, however, she also knows where her
parents, older brothers, and other family members stand on the issue of
marriage.
The question has been asked, “Are
you prepared for the tough times that are now upon us and which will only
grow increasingly more challenging?” The answer is resounding yes! After much
prayer, scripture study, pondering, and listening to our prophets and
apostles, I can say that I can stand up for what is right. Marriage between a
man and woman is ordained of God! It is the only way to have eternal
blessings of families being together forever.
What I have recognized, is that
the Savior love us all infinitely. His job is to bring all of Heavenly
Father’s children back home to Him. It is hard for me to think that the
Savior will fail in His endeavors. It is up to us to help our Savior, by
standing up for marriage and family. We are His Disciples of the Lord!
Lastly, Our Heavenly Father loves
all of His children regardless of their
human struggles. I know he loves my daughter. Because of those struggles that life has dealt to all of us, He
provided a Savior to come and atone for all of us. That has become clearer to
me than ever before. Because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, these difficult
issues that I and my family face, has been made easier to accept.
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Saturday, May 7, 2016
Are We Prepared for the Tough Times? Marriage Between Man and Woman Must be Defended!
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