Marriage – God ordained and created it. He Designed it and Defined it!
Marriage is beautiful
and sacred and has been around since the very beginning of time, since our
first parents were placed on this earth, Mother Eve and Father Adam. They were
commanded to marry, to be fruitful and to multiple and replenish the earth
(Genises 1:28). Marriage was ordained
and created by God. No man or woman can
design of define marriage because God already has, and He is ruler over all
things. Also no men or women can change
how God biologically designed males and females or how babies are created. God is the creator over all the earth and all
things in them including human kind. He commanded man and woman to cleave unto
one another and none else and to become one flesh. He also warned, “What God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder” (Matthew 19:4-6).
I
believe strongly “that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God
and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of
His children (The Family: A Proclamation to the World). This is one reason why the Chief Justice
Roberts on The Supreme Court Justices dissented
on the “Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. (2015)” case. Below is his very powerful reason why 5
judges cannot overrule the majority of the people’s vote and change God’s
design and definition of marriage.
“This universal
definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman is no historical
coincidence. Marriage did not come about as a result of a political movement,
discovery, disease, war, religious doctrine, or any other moving force of world
history—and certainly not as a result of a prehistoric decision to exclude gays
and lesbians. It arose in the nature of
things to meet a vital need: ensuring that children are conceived by a mother
and father committed to raising them in the stable conditions of a lifelong
relationship….
The
premises supporting this concept of marriage are so fundamental that they
rarely require articulation. The human
race must procreate to survive. Procreation occurs through sexual relations
between a man and a woman. When sexual relations result in the conception of a
child, that child’s prospects are generally better if the mother and father
stay together rather than going their separate ways. Therefore, for the good of
children and society, sexual relations that can lead to procreation should
occur only between a man and a woman committed to a lasting bond.
Society has
recognized that bond as marriage. And by bestowing a respected status and
material benefits on married couples, society encourages men and women to
conduct sexual relations within marriage rather than without. As one prominent
scholar put it, “Marriage is a socially arranged solution for the problem of
getting people to stay together and care for children that the mere desire for
children, and the sex that makes children possible, does not solve.” J. Q.
Wilson, The Marriage Problem 41 (2002)” (ROBERTS,
C. J.).
I
also believe that “ALL HUMAN BEINGS—male and female—are created in the image of
God. Each is a beloved spirit son or
daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and
destiny. Gender is an essential
characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and
purpose” (The Family: A Proclamation to the World). The gender we came into this world with is
the gender we will leave with. My
husband and I are very different. He has
different traits than me due to his gender and personality. He can give our children things that I cannot
and vice versa. Our children need and
deserve both a mother and a father. It
is not possible for all children to have both parents to raise them, but that
is the best for all children. I am the
mother of 4 beautiful children, one of which is already in heaven. They are my world. I love them more than anything and will stand
up for what is best for them! They and
all other children deserve the very best society and I can give them. Which is why I will stand up and speak up for
marriage and family as God designed and intended to be. Parents need to teach our children what we
believe. Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson said
in her most recent address to woman all over the world,
“I
worry that we live in such an atmosphere of avoiding offense that we sometimes altogether avoid teaching correct principles. We fail to teach our young women
that preparing to be a mother is of
utmost importance because we don’t
want to offend those who aren’t married or those
who can’t have children, or to be seen as stifling future choices. On the other hand, we may also fail to emphasize the importance of
education because we don’t want to
send the message that it is more important than marriage. We avoid declaring that our Heavenly Father
defines marriage as being between a man and woman because we don’t want to offend those who experience same-sex attraction. And we may find it uncomfortable
to discuss gender issues or healthy sexuality.
Certainly, sisters, we need to use sensitivity, but let us also use our common sense and our understanding of the plan
of salvation to be bold and
straightforward when
it comes to teaching our children and youth the essential gospel principles they must understand to navigate
the world in which they live. If we don’t teach our children and youth true doctrine—and teach it
clearly—the world will teach them Satan’s lies” (Oscarson, 2016).
We
are parents! We need to be parents and teach our children
fundamental truths. Be brave and bold in
rearing our precious children the best we know how to ensure the best future
for them. God’s ways are the best for
time and all eternity. Marriage and
family as He ordained and created it is the best way for our children and our
society forever.
These are my beliefs, which I
have a right to, living in the Unitted States of America, which our founding
fathers fought valiantly for Religious freedom above all else. I also believe very strongly in being kind and
loving to ALL God’s children. I believe firmly
in the following quote from Elder Oaks, in the article, Mormon
Apostle Calls for Balance and Accommodation, Not Culture Wars,
“Parties with different views on the relationship between
church and state should advocate and act with civility. ... We all lose when an
atmosphere of anger or hostility or contention prevails,” he said. “We
all lose when we cannot debate public policies without resorting to boycotts,
firings, and intimidation of our adversaries.”
Elder Oaks said that on the “big issues” that divide
adversaries, religionists should not seek a veto over all nondiscrimination
laws that offend their religion, and the proponents of nondiscrimination should
not seek a veto over all assertions of religious freedom.
“Both sides in big controversies like this should seek to
understand the other's position and seek practical accommodations that
provide fairness for all and total dominance for neither,” he said."
I love that quote. God loves
ALL His children and wants us to get along.
Another very important quote from Elder Oaks, from The Divine Institution of
Marriage, is:
"If
tolerance is defined as showing kindness for others and respect for
differing viewpoints, it is an important value in all democratic societies.
But as Elder Dallin H. Oaks has observed, “Tolerance does not require
abandoning one’s standards or one’s opinions on political or public policy
choices. Tolerance is a way of reacting to diversity, not a command to
insulate it from examination.”
References
The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Divine Institution of Marriage. http://http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/the-divine-institution-of-marriage
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. (2015). Supreme
Court of the United States. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf
Oscarson,
B. L.,(2016, October). Rise up in
strength, sisters in zion. Ensign.
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