FAMILY

1.  "The key to strengthening our families is having the Spirit of the Lord come into our homes. The goal of our families is to be on the strait and narrow path."
 Robert D. Hales, Strengthening Families: Our Sacred Duty, April 1999 General Conference

2.  "Our Father in Heaven wants us to have strong, loving families. One of the great helps he has given us to achieve this is family prayer."

John H. Groberg, The Power of Family Prayer, April 1982 General Conference

3.  "In a world of turmoil and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to make our families the center of our lives and the top of our priorities.  Families lie at the center of our Heavenly Father's plan."

L. Tom Perry, The Importance of the Family, April 2003 General Conference

4.  "Teach yourself and teach your families about the gift of the Holy Ghost and the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  You will do no greater eternal work than within the walls of your own home."

Boyd K. Packer, These Things I Know, April 2013 General Conference

5.  "One of the greatest blessings we can offer to the world is the power of a Christ - centered home where the gospel is taught, covenants are kept, and love abounds."

Richard G. Scott, For Peace at Home, April 2013 General Conference

6. "Parents should act to preserve time for family prayer, family scripture study, family home evening, and the other precious togetherness and individual one-on-one time that binds a family together and fixes children’s values on things of eternal worth." 

Dallin H. Oaks, Good, Better, Best, October 2007 General Conference

7.  "While the family is under attack throughout the world, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaims, promotes, and protects the truth that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children." 

Russell M. Nelson, Generations Linked in Love, April 2010 General Conference

8.  "Not everyone will find a companion and have a family in mortality, but everyone, regardless of individual circumstances, is a precious member of God’s family."

M. Russell Ballard, What Matters Most Is What Lasts Longest, October 2005 General Conference

9.  ". . . our homes can be gospel-sharing homes as people we know and love come into our homes and experience the gospel firsthand in both word and action. We can share the gospel without holding a formal discussion. Our families can be our lesson, and the spirit that emanates from our homes can be our message."

M. Russell Ballard, Creating a Gospel Sharing Home, April 2006 General Conference

10.  "Home should be a happy place because all work to keep it that way. It is said that happiness is homemade, and we should endeavor to make our homes happy and pleasant places for us and our children. A happy home is one centered around the teachings of the gospel. This takes constant, careful effort by all concerned."

Legrand R. Curtis, Happiness Is Homemade, October 1990 General Conference

11.  "If we do not protect and foster the family, civilization and our liberties must needs perish."

Boyd K. Packer, Cleansing the Inner Vessel, October 2010 General Conference

12.   "We will not always be safe from the adversary's influence, even within our own homes.  We need to protect our nestlings."

Boyd K. Packer, These Things I Know, April 2013 General Conference