Thursday, October 10, 2013

October 10th class: Guardians of the Hearth (Ruth Clark)

Links for October 10th class: Guardians of the Hearth: Establishing, Nurturing and Defending the Family

President Gordon B. Hinckley's original conference talk September 23,1995 when The Family: A Proclamation to the World was given for the first time in the General Relief Society Meeting.

http://www.lds.org/ensign/1995/11/stand-strong-against-the-wiles-of-the-world



A Bit of Old String:  Mary Whitmer's Unheralded Contributions written by Robin Scott Jensen from the Church History Department.

http://history.lds.org/article/mary-whitmer-book-of-mormon?lang=eng




Larry Barkdull writes on Rescuing Wayward Children and does a lot of great work that he makes much of available for free online.  Here is one link.

http://www.larrybarkdull.com/344/rescuing-wayward-children-2



 Here former General RS President Julie Beck speaks about Teaching the Doctrine of the Family

https://www.lds.org/ensign/2011/03/teaching-the-doctrine-of-the-family?lang=eng



 Here is the very first chapter of the General Church Handbook #2.  It is ALL about the family.

http://www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church/families-and-the-church-in-gods-plan?lang=eng#1.1




Books to Read:

A Lion and a Lamb by Rand H. Packer (Grandson to Willard & Rebecca Bean) The story of the church's return to Palmyra

The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life
by Terryl and Fiona Givens

Three Books published since the year 2000 that explore the Proclamation on the Family

Strengthening Our Families: An In-Depth Look at the Proclamation on the Family
Edited by David C. Dollahite: School of Family Life; Brigham Young University  2000

Helping and healing Our Families: Principles and Practices Inspired by "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"
Edited by Craig H. Hart, Lloyd D. Newell, Elaine Walton, and David C. Dollahite: School of Family Life; Brigham Young University 2005

Successful Marriages and Families:  Proclamation Principles and Research Perspectives Edited by Alan J. Hawkins, David C. Dollahite, Thomas W. Draper: BYU Studies and School of Family Life 2012