Children are Entitled to Birth within the Bonds of Matrimony, & to be Reared by a Father & a Mother who Honor Marital Vows with Complete Fidelity

The Church lays great stress on the sanctity of the home and teaches that children are a blessing from the Lord. There is no principle on which the Latter-day Saints lay greater emphasis than the sacredness of the marriage covenant. -Gordon B. Hinckley

Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered…Pure love is an incomparable, potent power for good, and the foundation of a successful marriage. -Richard G. Scott

C. S. Lewis has said that only those who resist temptation really understand the power of temptation. Because Jesus resisted it perfectly, He understood temptation perfectly; hence He can help us. (See Mere Christianity [1952], 124–25.) The fact that He was dismissive of temptation and gave it “no heed” reveals His marvelous character, which we are to emulate (see 3 Ne. 12:48; 3 Ne. 27:27).

-Neal A. Maxwell, “Enduring Well,” Ensign, Apr 1997, 7

 

Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it. -Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 5:134

 
 
Jeffrey R. Holland, Place No More for the Enemy of My Soul

Scriptures:

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! -Isaiah 5:20, Holy Bible

Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else. And he that looketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the faith, and shall not have the Spirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast out. Thou shalt not commit adultery; and he that committeth adultery, and repenteth not, shall be cast out. But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth it no more, thou shalt forgive; -Doctrine & Covenants 42:22-25

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. -Matthew 5:27-28, Holy Bible

Definitions:

Entitled - to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; to designate.
Bonds - something that binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior.
Matrimony - the state or condition of being married.
Reared - to take care of and support up to maturity.
Honor - honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions.
Vows - a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment.
Complete - having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full.
Fidelity - strict observance of promises, loyalty, conjugal faithfulness. -Dictionary.com