Family

(D&C 126) Elder Maxwell counsels us to take especial care of your family.

Various people express their thoughts on the importance of the family.

By reading "The Family: A Proclamation to the World," we can learn the importance of the family.

Meet the Pereira family. They love soccer, animals, and making bread because each of those things brings them closer together. Find out how in this episode of Happy Families.

The Bourne family explains what's important to them and how they are drawing closer as a family by being members of the Church.

Sister Elaine S. Dalton speaks at the 2011 October General Conference.

A lesson in spelling from an apostle of God. #LoveOneAnother

Too many cooks in the kitchen? That is never a problem for the Chavez family. In fact, making a delicious meal elbow-to-elbow is their favorite way to spend time together.

Children wrestle their father to the ground so that he is unable to answer a call from his golf buddy.

A husband and wife, separated by their children, can still touch hands in a movie theater.

A father stays home from bowling night to play with his daughters.

Love is the key—that is the motto the Goodjohn family lives by. Whether they are at home or at the park, you can bet that Nandi, Troy, and his daughter Dior are doing their best to show each other how much they care.

A couple has a strange experience going to the movies.

A mother and son play a round of basketball.

A couple watches a video the young woman's dad made for her before he died. Her dad reminds her of jumping in leaves and how much he loves her.

A son pesters his dad with a bunch of questions.

A boy wants to buy some of his dad's time.

A family goes on a canoeing trip.

A little girl, Casey, goes up to bat at her softball game.

A girl shopping with her friends talks to her mother on the cell phone.

A girl is surprised by a zealous cheering section at her violin recital.

A little girl tells her mom to spend time with her before she becomes a teenager.

A dad has a heart-to-heart with his daughter about her sister.

A family has a day at the park.

Bonnie L. Oscarson encourages Latter-day Saint women to defend marriage, the divine roles of parents, and the sanctity of the home.

A man receives a dramatic phone call while out to dinner.

An advertisement for every man's dream car.

A father counsels his son after he loses his job.

“I believe families are there to help each other."

Elder Ballard encourages members to follow a divine pattern by holding family councils, setting aside technology, and listening to one another.

A young boy struggles to find a place in the church choir.

Families in the Guaymuras Stake in Tegucigalpa, Honduras have grown closer as they have participated together in family history and temple work.

The home is the laboratory of our lives, and what we learn there largely determines what we do when we leave there.

Share your family night using #familynight

A young man in Nevada applied the counsel given by Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and changed his relationship with his father forever.

Elder L. Tom Perry's address at the October 2014 General Conference.

President Eyring teaches about the importance of gathering the family of God through family history and temple work.

D. Todd Christofferson speaking from the pulpit during General Conference. April 2015, Saturday afternoon session.

A family is too busy to see a little girl's picture, so she finds the only one who will listen—the dog.

A father and son get a little restless during the “first quarter" of a ballet performance. Luckily, they recharge during “halftime" with some candy to finish out the night with smiles.

It is a privilege for a husband and wife to be able to bear children. The decision on when to have children takes faith and is between the husband, wife, and the Lord.

Highlight: Sister Carole M. Stephens' address at the April 2015 General Conference.

Highlight: Elder L. Tom Perry’s address at the April 2015 General Conference.

Highlight: Elder D. Todd Christofferson’s address at the April 2015 General Conference.

A father is busy working on a special project at home.

The family is the most basic and important unit in society and the highest priority for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Challenged by their bishop, three youth learn what it takes to make their home a holy place.

A mother talks to her daughter about cheating on homework.

Elder Holland gives a powerful talk about how you can better show love for your friends, family, dates or spouse by following the example of Jesus Christ.

A father finds time to play ball with his children.

President Russell M. Nelson urged youth assembled in the visitors’ center in Palmyra to be a better example in family relationships by making themselves more pleasant to be around.

See how faith and love can remain strong through the challenges and the changing seasons of our lives.

A mother encourages her son to keep practicing the piano.

Friends eating at a restaurant ask what the son of another couple is doing.

The greatest joys in this life center in families, as they will in the worlds to come.

A mother listens to her teenage daughter.

A family kidnaps a busy father to go camping.

A couple explains how they have been married for 47 years.

Parents talk to their daughter about getting in late the night before.

A young father goes to his parents for some advice.

A young boy helps his mother on the computer.

How can a father raise a happy, well-adjusted daughter in today's increasingly toxic world?

“I think being a mom is the most important job in the world—and I’m not joking,” says mother Clair Kenny, whose big family stars in the first episode of Mormon Channel’s brand new video series, “Happy Families.”

Elder Dallin H. Oaks testifies that the Atonement of Jesus Christ can heal the pain of a troubled or broken marriage for all who humbly seek His help.

(D&C 132:15-24) Elder Nelson teaches how marriage and family can endure forever.

"If you marry the right person at the right time and in the right place, you need not fear."—M. Russell Ballard

A young girl is frantic about missing the bus.

A dad overcomes time management problems.

We would do well to slow down a little, focus on the significant, lift up our eyes, and truly see the things that matter most.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shares an encouraging tribute to mothers who, through both challenges and accomplishments, work in partnership with God to raise His children.

Young women in Alberta, Canada, talk about why their mothers are such good examples for them. Elder M. Russell Ballard teaches about the blessings and importance of the special relationship between mothers and daughters.

Some of life's happiest moments come from spending time with your family. Successful families are built and maintained with faith, love, compassion, work and wholesome recreational activities.

Effective parenting means taking the time to listen and to understand the hearts of our children so that we can grow together in faith, friendship, and love.

President Oaks encourages women in shepherding God’s children along the covenant path and counsels young women to limit cell phone usage and be kind to others.

(D&C 68:25-32) Elder Hales teaches the role parents play in helping to save their families.

A husband remembers to be a gentleman to his wife.

Quote given by Elder Richard G. Scott in the Saturday afternoonon April 6, 2013.

A father calls his daughter just to say hi.

A young man shares how the plan of salvation has helped him to see the blessings that can come through trials.

A young boy struggles through a boring dinner party.

A husband and wife find time to play with their children.

A father and his son eat a snack.

Your consistent efforts in this endeavor—even during those moments when you feel that you are not being particularly successful—will change your life, that of your family, and the world.

Elder Ballard speaks about "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" and the importance of familes.

Parents are responsible to teach children to love and serve one another and to obey the commandments.

We live in a very dangerous world that threatens those things that are most spiritual. The family is under attack from forces seen and unseen. We need to live in such a way that the adversary cannot steal into our homes.

Quote given by Elder L. Tom Perry in the Saturday afternoon session on October 6, 2012.

Christy, Jay, and their four kids are experts at all sorts of interesting things, but they know their success outside of the home is actually the result of success within the home.

Youth of Johannesburg Second Ward share the ways they show service and kindness to their family and friends through work.

Ancestry sponsor ad for the RootsTech Saturday General Session on February 11, 2017.

Imagine what a little time can do for your family.

A father takes time to play space adventures with his daughter.

A father plays hide-and-seek with his son.

Statement by President Boyd K. Packer in the Saturday morning session on March 31, 2012.

A father plays soccer with his children.

A father plays catch with his daughter, and the neighbor's son plays with them.

The members of a stable family know who they are, where they are going, and what they want to achieve.

Strong families can lead to strong communities and strong nations.

The blessings of the temple enable us to be sealed (connected) to our families after death and return back to the presence of our Father in Heaven.

Women from around the world testify of the blessings of the family in God’s plan.

A father and his son paint their fence.

A father has fun playing with his children on a swing set.

Quote given by President Boyd K. Packer in the Saturday morning session on April 6, 2013.

Quote given by Elder M. Russell Ballard in the Saturday morning session on April 6, 2013.

Elder Andersen speaks about the importance of having children.

A father and son talk to another son on the phone while riding in their truck.

A mother and father play Simon Says with their daughter.

A father asks his son what he is going to do that night

Elder Neil L. Andersen speaks at the 2011 October General Conference.

The Davies bring new meaning to the phrase “one big, happy family.” With seven kids, Jim and Becky Davies’ family is bigger than they had dreamed it could be.

A music video for youth about the meaning and importance of family.

The family is the divine building block of society.

President Thomas S. Monson counsels us to spend time with, cherish, and express love to the people we hold dear.

Statement by Mary N. Cook in the general Young Women meeting on March 30, 2013.

No matter how evil the world becomes, our families can be at peace. If we do what’s right, we will be guided and protected.

A son begs his father to take him out for pancakes.

President Eyring teaches that celestial marriage is central to everything we do and that each priesthood holder should make families the focus of his efforts.

Two swashbucklers, the lead swordsman and his noble sidekick, battle together on a quest to strengthen family bonds. Be prepared for an epic tale—complete with a princess. TEST