Marriage is essential to God’s eternal plan. In the world today, the sanctity of marriage is under attack and the importance of the home is undermined.
The Proclamation states, “Marriage between a man and woman is ordained of God.”
Ordained means : order or decree (something) officially.
“This means that the parties to the marriage covenant agree to invite God into their marriage, to pray together, to keep the commandments, to keep wants and passions within certain limits that the prophets have outlined. It means to be equal companions and to be just as true and pure outside the home as inside the home. That is part of what ordained of God means.” -F Burton Howard
Righteous marriage is a commandment and an important step in the process of creating a loving family relationship that goes beyond the grave.
The Proclamation says, “family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His Children. It also says, “Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony.” Marriage is important because children should be brought into the world only in the bonds of matrimony. Research shows that children who have both a mother and a father are happier and healthier.
