There are many beliefs and ideas the world has about the family and how it should be defined. Each individual family has unique differences and traits that it takes on to establish their own culture.
This week we talked about the TV station "ABC Family". When this station first opened up, they made a statement that they would not promote anything that was non-family related and uplifting. About 5 years ago, they changed thier motto to "ABC Family: A NEW kind of family". Since then they have promoted TV shows, sitcoms and movies that are completely against the standards of a traditional family. I think that the family, ever since, has had its definition twisted and redefined. Webster dictionary states (for its top definition) that the family is "a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head". As defined by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the family contains a marriage relationship between a man and a woman. According to Webster's definition, a family can contain any set of individuals: cohabitation and homosexual relationships. We see this definition being wide-spread as the show "Modern Family" has made its big hit on ABC Family. This "Modern Family" contains (as ABC puts it) "one big (straight, gay, multi-cultural, traditional) happy family". Notice how they redefined a "One big happy family" by adding all the words that could define such?
We are to give up of our false beliefs, traditions and cultures that are contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ. We are to embrace the "Gospel Culture". For more information on what the "Gospel Culture" is, please read Elder Dallin H. Oak's talk here: https://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/03/the-gospel-culture?lang=eng. Although Christ loves us no matter what, true happiness ONLY comes by keeping his laws and commandments. He has revealed that these newly embraced traditions are false and contrary to His will through modern-day prophets and apostles. For more information on our modern-day prophets and apostles, please visit https://www.lds.org/.
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