He said the family is ordained of God and that the proclamation teaches about family, marriage and gender. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News“This statement is the crux of the message of the proclamation and of my message today,” Elder Rasband said. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsThe Family Proclamation is the fifth of six proclamations issued by the Church of Jesus Christ in its 195-year history. Elder Rasband referred to his own April 2024 conference talk titled “Words Matter” to structure his devotional address around five terms from the Family Proclamation — family, creator, eternal destiny, children and happiness. “The Family Proclamation is truly meant to guide our lives and to help us get back into heaven, which I can never thank them enough for.”