Family

• The Family: A Proclamation to the World

• Garth Hanson and Steve Hanson, "Families Are Forever and So Is Parenthood", Ensign, July 2006, pp. 58-63

• President Kimball, "Fortify Your Homes Against Evil", Ensign, May 1979

"It is an act of extreme selfishness for a married couple to refuse to have children when they are able to do so."

• Spencer W. Kimball, “The Blessings and Responsibilities of Womanhood,” Ensign, Mar 1976, 70

"Those things that endanger a happy marriage are infidelity, slothfulness, selfishness, abortion, unwarranted birth control, leaving the home to others, and sin in all of its many manifestations."

• Donald L. Staheli, “Striving for Family Unity,” Ensign, Sep 2007, 9–13

As unifying the family is the first logical step beyond building personal worthiness in the quest to establish Zion, I thought this piece was particularly interesting.

• Claudio R. M. Costa, “Don’t Leave for Tomorrow What You Can Do Today,” Ensign, Nov 2007, 73–75

Speaks on family responsibilities and how to protect our families.

• Thomas S. Monson, “Hallmarks of a Happy Home,” Ensign, Oct 2001, 2–8

A Pattern of Prayer

A Library of Learning

A Legacy of Love

A Treasury of Testimony

• Edward L. Glaeser, Bruce Sacerdote, "Why is There More Crime in Cities?", Journal of Political Economy, Volume 107, Number S6 | December 1999 (Volume Supplement)

An analysis of why crime rates are higher in urban settings. One interesting conclusion was that a significant amount of the increase in crime can be attributed to the higher rate at which women are heading households. It is unclear by what mechanism this causality is driven.

Cross-References

• Birth Control
• Genealogy
• Marriage
• Military Families
• Parenthood
• Part-Member or Part-Active Families
• Wayward Children