The Proclamation is a Guide for the Family

"The Family: A Proclamation to the World" has been addressed to not only Church members but to all nations, faiths, and families. Elder M. Russell Ballard said that the proclamation is "a clarion call to protect and strengthen families and a stern warning in a world where declining values and misplaced priorities threaten to destroy society by undermining its basic unit...I call upon members of the Church and on committed parents, grandparents, and extended family members everywhere to hold fast to this great proclamation, to make it a banner not unlike the General Moroni's 'title of liberty,' and to commit ourselves to live by its precepts. As we are all part of a family, the proclamation applies to everyone"(pp. 313-318).

This is a video from lds.org called "The Family is Central to the Creator's Plan".

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2010-07-131-the-family-is-central-to-the-creators-plan?lang=eng 

The Proclamation is a guide for the family to follow through with. It's in these principles regarding the family that our Father in Heaven promises us the blessings of a successful family. I come from a family where we discuss the doctrines in the proclamation. At home we have the Proclamation framed so that we can always see it and remember God's counsel to the family.

President Henry B. Eyring helps us understand the value of family relations, "A child hearing and believing the works of the proclamation regarding families united eternally would begin a lifetime of looking for a holy temple where ordinances and covenants perpetuate family relationships beyond the grave" (pp. 313-318). Our perspective on the family and it's importance as we come to understand for ourselves the principles taught from the family proclamation.

Sources:

Newell, L. (2012). The Proclamation: A Guide, a Banner, and a Doctrinal Summary of the Church's Emphasis on the Family. In Successful Marriages and Families: Proclamation Principles and Research Perspectives (pp. 313-318). Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University.