Week 2
This week we discussed the many trends associated with families in our culture. Some of these trends include:
- fewer marriages
- more pre-marital sex
- cohabitation
- fewer children
- more living alone
- more births to unmarried women
- less social time with extended families
- less social activities
These are just a few of the trends, but it sure does scare me to attempt to raise a righteous family in such a world where the norm goes against everything that I believe. To me, every single one of these trends is extremely significant when it comes to its affect on the family. All of these trends go against what I believe as a Latter-Day Saint and I can't help but wonder just how off course our society can get before it collapses. The family is the foundation of our society and if that is destroyed then we will have nothing to stand on.
Despite these alarming trends, I have determined to have a strong family that loves the Lord. Aiming way above the world's average, I plan to have at least 4 children and to hopefully adopt two more. My family will come first- even before work. In my opinion, it is better to starve or be economically uncomfortable then to leave my hope and risk losing my children to the temptations of the adversary. I will do all that it takes to be a stay at home mother when the time comes.
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