Promoting the family

1. What are some practical ways that you can "promote" measures that will maintain and strengthen the family? 
1.  We can promote measures by being an example, I think that is the best way but also encouraging others. We can adopt if possible but also we can show others how to create strong family bonds and not be preduce. I think that if someone has already made the choice, for example a gay couple having a child, then we should help them learn to be good parents and what they can do. 
2. Please submit at least three insights you received from watching the video. Come to class prepared to share.
1. When I watched the video I was reminded of the time that my family was asked to take turns holding signs that said no to prop 8 in california. Hoping that the state would vote against gay marriage to be legal. Standing up for that and having people swear at you, even though you were possibly as young as 9 was hard, my sister got flipped off and it was a hard moment but she was standing for something she believed in. 
2. I also found it interesting that the example she used was that a doctor didn't have to preform an abortion if he or she finds it morally wrong. I had never thought about that before. I agree in the fact that the doctor shouldn't have to preform that if they do not want to. 
3.  Lastly the insight I also have is when it comes to sharing how it is unique to every person and situation, sometimes you need to be blunt but other times you need to be timid otherwise people will shut down and not speak to you anymore then they have to and they will not truly listen to what you have to say. 

The Calamity of the Family

1. It seems like violating covenants of chastity and abuse are self-explanatory, but what do you think failing "to fulfill family responsibilities" means?
1. When I think of the family responsibilities I think of things we have already spoken about for example when it comes to mothers nursing their children, if they were being abusive or violating the law of chastity that would not be nurshing them. Just like if a father we abusing his wife and children then he would not be protecting and providing for them but doing the exact opposite by being someone who they would need protection from them.  
2. Look up the word "Calamity," and copy and paste what you find. Why do you think that the Proclamation uses that word?
1. Calamity:an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
2. I think giving the audience the visual and idea of a disaster it gives them the idea so naturally that they can see the effects of their actions. I think the idea of sudden damage makes me think of something like the recent earthquake in my hometown. It was sudden and when I think of " calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets" when it comes to families I think of things like pornography and how quickly it can change a family unit. How it can affect them overnight truly. 
3. Read Doctrine and Covenants 1:17. How does that verse relate to what is in the Proclamation?
1. The verse is relating the proclamation in the way in which god knew the calamities of the earth before we even came to the earth and that is why he gave us commandments to live by because he is praying for us and hoping we can see how to avoid being in a place where we would have those calamites hurt us or our family. 
4. What does the Lord mean by the "disintegration" of the family? What are some modern examples (be specific)?
1. The word disintegration can mean, the process of losing cohesion or strength or the process of coming to pieces.  When I think some ways that the family can crumble into pieces I think of ways that Satan tempts us. Contention over little things can make us fall to pieces I think some examples we haven't' talked about thus far is part member families that have that contention in their home and how they can struggle to find peace in their home sunday morning as family is getting ready for church and children want to stay home because one parent gets to stay home. It can be difficult for families to not let that cruble the unity that should be in the family. 
5. Why would the disintegration of the family lead to such disastrous consequences?
1. Because with out the family unit there is no plan. The entire purpose of this life is to have our families and to learn to help one another to get back to God and our eternal family.