The proclamation is a prophetic document not only because it was issued by prophets, but because it was ahead of its time. It was then, and is now, a clarion call to protect and strengthen families and a stern warning in a world where declining values and misplaced priorities threaten to destroy society by undermining this basic unit. It warns against many of the very things that have threatened and undermined families during the last decade and calls for the priority and the emphasis families need, if they are to survive in an environment that seems ever more toxic to traditional marriage and to parent-child relationships. Our family-centered perspective should make Latter-day Saints strive to be the best parents in the world. It should give us enormous respect for our children, who truly are our spiritual siblings, and it should cause us to devote whatever time is necessary to strengthen our families. Indeed nothing is more critically connected to happiness, both our own and that of our children, than how well we love and support one another within the family. Our communities and neighborhoods will be safer and stronger, as people of all faiths work together to strengthen families. As we hold up like a banner the proclamation to the world on the family, and as we live and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ, we will fulfill the measure of our creation here on earth. We will find peace and happiness here and in the world to come.