2. General Conference mini-analysis: A Claim worth Proclaiming

 A Claim worth Proclaiming

             Family. Wow. All of the fun  images that pop into our minds upon hearing just that one word. It’s daunting to be for sure. However, there are probably lots of memories of sadness and tears, and fights that accompany those ideas of fun and laughter and smiles and confidence. Now, when you think of your family, you undoubtedly think, “well nobody’s family is like mine”, no other entity can be so quirky, or loud, or embarrassing etc. but you probably think—paradoxically—that all other family, or at least the definition of the word family can’t possibly differ much from your own. If you are like me, the idea that you can redefine what a “family” is didn’t even occur to me as possible or not—it just didn’t occur at all.

             Boy am I glad that the prophet of the earth has more foresight than I do. It is because of this foresight that I can have the confidence that I do in that ideas that I have. He and the quorum of the twelve apostles were lead by god to create this document proclaiming to the world what "family" means and God declares it should be, and how it should be governed, and what it is that makes a family happy. Why is it so important to have happy families? Well a happy and successful, and emotionally stable family leads to economically successful societies, that have lower crime rates (I think we can all agree that that is a good thing), fewer health issues (any of you that have been sick, you know what I am talking about when I say that this is an important point—especially if it is something preventable), more innovative, and therefore more comfortable and thriving lifestyles in which more people reach their full potential to make, create, grow, inspire, lead, invent, provide, and love. So I hope that helps you see why it is important that we are all on the same page here. Why it might be important to make sure that the idea of family, God's idea of family, is preserved, and prioritized.
            These ideas were kind of in my mind before reading this... again, but they are solidified on a whole new level, after having discussed it with my peers, my teacher, and the most effective way of getting this into my head was by writing it. I really feel what I am writing right now. I love it.