Relatable
Making connections between our culture & the gospel in everyday life.Bringing The Family: A Proclamation
to the World into your world
Our Relatable writers come from a wide range of ages, places and backgrounds. We may be really different, but we’re all united in our desire to help others make connections between every day life and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We know there are a lot of challenging cultural issues in our day. We also know how hard it can be to make sense of them from a Christian worldview.
That’s why we’re here to keep you informed and show how the family proclamation relates to you.
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Young Adults: Gen Z ‘Craving Absolute Truth’, Clarity and Mentoring
Paragraph 1: Marriage is Ordained of God
Paragraph 2: Gender
Paragraph 6: Parents & Children
Paragraph 3: God’s Plan of Happiness
Paragraph 7: Successful Families, Mothers & Fathers
Paragraph 4: Procreation & Sexual Intimacy
Paragraph 8: Warnings & Accountability
Paragraph 5: Sanctity of Life
Paragraph: Family Advocacy in Community & Government
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Young Adults: Gen Z ‘Craving Absolute Truth’, Clarity and Mentoring
In a recent virtual interfaith Q&A townhall for young adults, Gen Z panelists told the audience that truth has become so relative and polarizing that they’re craving clarity and mentoring from older people in their Church.
The Raising Family Podcast: Family Traditions and Wholesome Recreation (Transript)
Do wholesome recreation and family traditions actually lead to greater happiness in family life? Brian Hill, professor of Experience Design at Brigham Young University, discusses the science behind successful family traditions and rituals and why they are essential...
People of the Proclamation: Caroline’s Story
A busy family life is natural, but how do you avoid spiritual fragmentation in the process? In this segment of our storytelling series, Carol talks about how things started to change when she began asking the big questions with Paragraph 8 of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” in mind.
Calamities and the Family Proclamation
Many wonder what the world and our way of life will look like in one year or ten years from now. Looking forward, what do we see? That depends heavily on the status of the family.
A Message of Urgency from President Russell M. Nelson
The world has never needed a prophet of God more than we do now. With increased feelings of urgency, we look to President Russell M. Nelson to learn how to navigate this fast-changing world we suddenly find ourselves in. So what is he saying right now? What is he...
People of the Proclamation: Teresa’s Story
Men and women are equal partners in their marriage, but how does this play out in when a financial crisis hits close to home? As part of our storytelling series, Teresa shares how she came to learn just how important it is for a "husband and wife have a solemn...
On a Day Like Today, I’d Give Anything to go to the Temple
I will never forget the words spoken during the temple marriage of my youngest sister many years ago. The officiator looked around the beautiful room full of family and friends and then said the following: When we come inside holy temples of God, we feel...
How Covid is Changing the World’s Children (and their Religion)
This summer, the BBC reported that the pandemic’s disruption on our children may “follow them for the rest of their lives.” The article focuses on the negative impacts of the pandemic, like school, mental health and socializing. It didn’t, however, mention the effects of children and youth missing regular religious activities, such as attending church or youth activities.
People of the Proclamation: The Boyer’s Story
Meet the former diplomats who, while on their mission in the Western Cape of South Africa, used the principles of the family proclamation into a city council meeting to dramatically change hearts and minds. “I want you to know something. I voted adamantly against you...
Why Seeing Christ as an Unborn Baby Will Change Your Christmas Forever
In a year that has been like no other, we can focus on this season of JOY. Even an unborn baby felt JOY when he was in the presence of his Messiah. We, too, can feel joy any time we bring ourselves into the presence of the...
People of the Proclamation: Taralyn’s Story
Perfection may not be realistic, but is it something to progress towards? As part of our storytelling series, meet Taralyn and see what she learned when she studied "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" with that question in mind. I have always seen "The...
How a Rare ‘Christmas Star’ Coming on Dec. 21 Relates to the Family Proclamation
This week, Forbes published an article titled "A Spectacularly Rare ‘Christmas Star’ Is Coming In December As Two Worlds Align After Sunset." Here, Patrick Hartigan, astronomer at Rice University, explains that on December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will align for the...
Helping the Rising Generation See Themselves in the Proclamation
All around we see evidence of the truths found in Ephesians 6. It talks about putting on the whole armor of God so that we can withstand the daily attacks by the adversary. Of this, Elder Kim Clark of the Seventy and Commissioner of Church Education (2014-2019)...
Tad Callister’s Speech to the Mayflower Society on Faith and Family
For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the family is central to our faith. In fact, we have a theology of the family. Faith and family are deeply embedded into everything we do, from temples to genealogy and missionary work. It's what we're...
The “Istanbul Miracle” and The Family Proclamation
In the spring of 1996, a BYU law professor named Richard Wilkins boarded a plane to the bustling and exotic city of Istanbul, Turkey. He was asked to attend a large United Nations conference by some members of the Church who were involved with family policy on an...