As used in the scriptures, a family consists of a husband and wife, children, and sometimes other relatives living in the same house or under one family head. A family can also be a single parent with children, a husband and wife without children, or even a single person living alone.
In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed, Gen. 12:3 (Gen. 28:14 ; Abr. 2:11 ).
I will be the God of all the families of Israel, Jer. 31:1 .
Thy glory shall be a continuation of the seeds forever, D&C 132:19 .
I will give him crowns of eternal lives in the eternal worlds, D&C 132:55 .
The sealing of the children to the parents is part of the great work of the fulness of times, D&C 138:48 .
Male and female created I them, and said unto them: Be fruitful, and multiply, Moses 2:27–28 .
It is not good that the man should be alone, Moses 3:18 .
Adam and Eve labored together, Moses 5:1 .
Parents’ responsibilities
Abraham will command his children, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, Gen. 18:17–19 .
Thou shalt teach these words diligently unto thy children, Deut. 6:7 (Deut. 11:19 ).
He who loves his son chastens him, Prov. 13:24 (Prov. 23:13 ).
Train up a child in the way he should go, Prov. 22:6 .
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest, Eccl. 9:9 .
All thy children shall be taught of the Lord, Isa. 54:13 (3Â Ne. 22:13 ).
Bring them up in the nurture of the Lord, Eph. 6:1–4 (Enos 1:1 ).
If any provide not for his own, he hath denied the faith, 1Â Tim. 5:8 .
He did exhort them with all the feeling of a tender parent, 1Â Ne. 8:37 .
We talk of Christ that our children may know to what source they may look, 2Â Ne. 25:26 .
Their husbands and their wives love their children, Jacob 3:7 .
Teach them to love one another and to serve one another, Mosiah 4:14–15 .
Ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed, Alma 43:47 .
Pray in your families that your wives and your children may be blessed, 3Â Ne. 18:21 .
Parents are to teach the gospel to their children, D&C 68:25 .
Every man is obliged to provide for his own family, D&C 75:28 .
All children have claim upon their parents, D&C 83:4 .
Bring up your children in light and truth, D&C 93:40 .
Set in order your own house, D&C 93:43–44, 50 .
Priesthood bearers should influence others only by love unfeigned, D&C 121:41 .
Child’s responsibilities
Honor thy father and thy mother, Ex. 20:12 .
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, Prov. 1:8 (Prov. 13:1 ; 23:22 ).
Jesus was subject to his parents, Luke 2:51 .
Jesus did the will of his Father, John 6:38 (3Â Ne. 27:13 ).
Obey your parents in the Lord, Eph. 6:1 (Col. 3:20 ).
If the children repent, thine indignation shall be turned away, D&C 98:45–48 .
Eve’s faithful daughters worshiped the true and living God, D&C 138:38–39 .
The Doctrine and Covenants sets forth the eternal nature of the marriage relationship and the family. Celestial marriage and a continuation of the family unit enable husbands and wives to become gods (D&C 132:15–20 ).