The Principles of the Proclamation: Ten Years of Help

Authors

Richard G. Wilkins

Keywords

Mormon studies, The Proclamation, family, Gordon B. Hinckley

Abstract

On September 23, 1995, while presiding at the first general Relief Society meeting held since he was sustained as prophet, seer, revelator, and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Gordon B. Hinckley read “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” The Proclamation was prefaced by these remarks:

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.

President Hinckley thereafter read nine paragraphs that summarize the Church’s “standards, doctrines, and practices relative to the family.”

Recommended Citation

Wilkins, Richard G. (2005) "The Principles of the Proclamation: Ten Years of Help," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 44: Iss. 3, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol44/iss3/3