If someone asked me about the Church’s position on divorce, based on what Elder Faust and Elder Oaks said, I would tell them that the church believes marriage is sacred and should be protected. Most problems in a marriage are solved with prayer, repentance, forgiveness, and charity. If you need more help, you should seek help. If it is something serious like abuse, then you should end the marriage. I would also refer them to materials written by the prophets and apostles about marriage, family and divorce.[1] [2] Visit www.thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org for resources on marriage and family.
President Spencer W Kimball has said, “…only those who believe deeply and actively in the family will be able to preserve their families in the midst of the gathering evil around us.” He is saying that only those who value their families and make the commitment to nurture and protect it will be able to preserve it.[3]
Children that grow up in homes with both parents have a higher standard of living, receive more effective parenting, experience more, have cooperative co-parenting, are emotionally closer to both parents, and are subject to fewer stressful events and circumstances. children living in single-parent homes are more likely to experience stressful events and circumstances like economic hardship, quality of parenting, and exposure to stress.[4]
1.Elder Dallin H. Oaks speaking on divorce.
2.Elder James E. Faust speaking on divorce. (Elder Faust; “Father, Come Home,”Ensign, May 1993, 35.
3. Elder James E. Faust speaking on divorce. (Elder Faust; “Father, Come Home,”Ensign, May 1993, 35.
4.Amato, P. (Fall, 2005). The impact of family formation change on the cognitive, social, and emotional well-being of the next generation.
5. Image: https://www.123rf.com/photo_50787919_stock-vector-divorced-wedding-couple-symbol.html
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