As a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints I always knew families are central to God's plan for the eternal destiny of His children (That can be found in 'The Family: A Proclamation to the World'). I knew that having love at home and having a home where the holy spirit could be present is VERY important because that is what truly makes us happy, and is what Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want. With that being said, I never knew economically the importance of strong families. In class this past week we have been studying trends of families over time. One trend in particular we spent more time on, which is the decreasing of the fertility rate. The fertility rate is the total births per women in a year. A continual low fertility rate has negative effects on the economy. The total earth population will slowly decrease, so there are more old people than young people in the world. Which means there will be less incoming workers and it will be a greater challenge to continue productivity. Married couples need to keep having children! It also came to my attention that in the Family: A Proclamation to the World which says "Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets." The world will become disarray if the institution of the family is destructed! It is our responsibility to give children bodies to fulfill God's plan. If families who are able and loving don't have many children, those children still need to have bodies. They will have the possibility of going to a family who can't support the children and fulfill their needs.
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