Family is Central to the Creator's Plan for the Eternal Destiny of His Children

"Our family is the focus of our greatest work and joy in this life; so will it be throughout all eternity.” -Russell M. Nelson

"Our most important and powerful assignments are in the family. They are important because the family has the opportunity at the start of a child’s life to put feet firmly on the path home.” -Henry B. Eyring, Help Them on Their Way Home

Near the end of his life, one father looked back on how he had spent his time on earth. An acclaimed, respected author of numerous scholarly works, he said, ‘I wish I had written one less book and taken my children fishing more often.’ Time passes quickly. Many parents say that it seems like yesterday that their children were born. Now those children are grown, perhaps with children of their own. ‘Where did the years go?’ they ask. We cannot call back time that is past, we cannot stop time that now is, and we cannot experience the future in our present state. Time is a gift, a treasure not to be put aside for the future but to be used wisely in the present.” -Thomas S. Monson, Dedication Day

Scripture:

What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. -Mark 10:9

And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy. -Doctrine & Covenants 130:2


Definitions:

central - of primary importance: essential, principal

plan - a method for achieving an end. Goal, aim. An orderly arrangement of parts of an overall design or objective.

destiny - something to which a person or thing is destined: fortune
-Meriam-Webster Dictionary