"The Family: A Proclamation to the World" states, "By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness." A brief examination of this statement makes clear three fundamental realities regarding fatherhood. First, fathers are directed to take upon themselves the responsibility of spiritual leadership in family life as part of a loving Eternal Father's plan for family functioning. Second, a father's responsibility to preside occupies the first and foremost duty among the varied obligations that rest upon men in family life. Third, the manner in which a father is to exercise spiritual guidance among family members is explicitly articulated: "in love and righteousness." These words emphasize that perhaps it is only through the gentle application of love and the consistent example of personal spiritual attentiveness that spiritual persuasion can be appropriately exercised (see D&C 121: 41-42)."
Bibliography: Hawkins, Alan J, David C Dollahite, and Thomas Draper. Successful Marriages And Families. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies and School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2012. Print.
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