With so much of sophistry that is
passed off as truth, with so much of deception concerning standards and values,
with so much of allurement and enticement to take on the slow stain of the
world, we have felt to warn and forewarn. In furtherance of this we of the
First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles now issue a
proclamation to the Church and to the world as a declaration and
reaffirmation of standards, doctrines, and practices relative to the family
which the prophets, seers, and revelators of this church have repeatedly stated
throughout its history.” Then he read “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” This was the first time
the proclamation was read publicly.
Gordon B. Hinckley, “Stand Strong
against the Wiles of the World,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 100.
