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Latter-day Saint Leaders Reaffirm Family Proclamation at BYU on 30th Anniversary

Leaders presented the 1995 statement as a continuing revelatory guide shaping doctrine, public outreach, personal discipleship.

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Elder Peter F. Meurs, General Authority Seventy, second from left, presents Honourable Hu’akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, prime minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, with a copy of the Family Proclamation on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at the capital in Nuku’alofa. Sister Maxine Meurs, and Elder Sione Tuione, an Area Seventy, watch.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints waves to the crowd after giving a BYU devotional at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.
Parents read a book with their child.

Overview

  • Speaking to 15,000-plus at BYU, Elder Ronald A. Rasband called The Family Proclamation a revelatory voice and blessed students to strengthen their testimony of it.
  • He said the document guides both families and governments and noted it has been shared with kings, lawmakers, and religious leaders worldwide, including at the Vatican and in a meeting with the pope.
  • The proclamation reiterates that the family is central to God’s plan, defines marriage as between a man and a woman, and outlines complementary parental responsibilities.
  • Rasband condemned the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at nearby UVU as an evil act and offered prayers and support to the university community.
  • In parallel devotionals, Elder Clark G. Gilbert and Sister Christine Gilbert urged students to find Christ in the proclamation, while BYU scholar Jenet Erickson emphasized redemption for those whose lives do not match its ideal, and the Church highlighted practical Christlike parenting resources.