Neither McCain nor Obama is my first choice for President. But it seems that those are our options. There are some things I don't like about either candidate. But when it comes time to vote, I think we need to be careful about what issues are driving our decisions. I feel strongly that the most important issues today are supporting the stability of the family and family values. I have a strong testimony of the restored gospel and of our latter-day prophets. Here are quotes from:
'The Family: A Proclamation to the World.'
"We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife."
"We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan."
"The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity."
"By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners."
"We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets."
I strongly feel that as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints I heed this warning and elect leaders who are most supportive of these values and will work to protect the disintegration of the family.
As a mother there are a lot of things I fear. One of those is how to raise my children in a society that is full of so much evil and corruption. If our government is supporting things such as same-sex marriage and abortion, our society will be even more dangerous than it is now. I hope that there are enough people in America that have these strong core beliefs and will vote based on those beliefs, so we end up with a President (and Vice President) who will support this doctrine that I so strongly believe in.
