Visiting Teaching Message: Daughters of Our
Eternal Father
Prayerfully study this material and seek to know what to share.
How will understanding “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” increase your
faith in God and bless those you watch over through visiting teaching? For more
information, go to reliefsociety.lds.org.
The
scriptures teach us that “we are the offspring of God” (Acts 17:29).
God referred to Emma Smith, wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith, as “my
daughter” (D&C 25:1).
The family proclamation teaches us that we are each “a beloved spirit …
daughter of heavenly parents.”1 “In [the premortal] realm,
we learned about our eternal female identity,” said Carole M. Stephens,
first counselor in the Relief Society general presidency.
“Your
Father in Heaven knows your name and knows your circumstance,” said Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
“He hears your prayers. He knows your hopes and dreams, including your fears
and frustrations.”3
“We
each belong to and are needed in the family of God,” said Sister Stephens.
“Earthly families all look different. And while we do the best we can to create
strong traditional families, membership in the family of God is not contingent
upon any kind of status—marital status, parental status, financial status,
social status, or even the kind of status we post on social media.”4
“We Are Blessed”
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4/1/16
Knowing we’re Father’s
children
His offspring come to
earth
mortal probation to
mature
indeed this a
royal linage
sacred and ever
special
part of an eternal
family
accepted and
acknowledged
we are blessed to be
so!
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