I was quite surprised this week in my family relations class. We are studying trends within the family this week, and we discussed a trend the I have never heard of before. This trend is depopulation. As time goes on women are having fewer and fewer children. In some ways this does not always seem that surprising, but it is a global problem not just an american problem. Everywhere families are growing smaller and smaller. The birthrate at this moment is 1.89 and we need 2.13 to have population replacement. President Spencer W. Kimball said, “There are multitudes of pure and holy spirits waiting to take tabernacles, now what is our duty?—To prepare tabernacles for them; to take a course that will not tend to drive those spirits into the families of the wicked, where they will be trained in wickedness, debauchery, and every species of crime. It is the duty of every righteous man and woman to prepare tabernacles for all the spirits they can.” I believe that it is important that we prayerfully consider when and how many children to have. The family depends on children for survival. It depends on children for growth and learning, and for progress. It is in family life that we can become the best that we can, that we can serve and learn to love.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
The Tragic Tale of Depopulation
I was quite surprised this week in my family relations class. We are studying trends within the family this week, and we discussed a trend the I have never heard of before. This trend is depopulation. As time goes on women are having fewer and fewer children. In some ways this does not always seem that surprising, but it is a global problem not just an american problem. Everywhere families are growing smaller and smaller. The birthrate at this moment is 1.89 and we need 2.13 to have population replacement. President Spencer W. Kimball said, “There are multitudes of pure and holy spirits waiting to take tabernacles, now what is our duty?—To prepare tabernacles for them; to take a course that will not tend to drive those spirits into the families of the wicked, where they will be trained in wickedness, debauchery, and every species of crime. It is the duty of every righteous man and woman to prepare tabernacles for all the spirits they can.” I believe that it is important that we prayerfully consider when and how many children to have. The family depends on children for survival. It depends on children for growth and learning, and for progress. It is in family life that we can become the best that we can, that we can serve and learn to love.
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I love that you talked about how you had never heard of this concept before. But I liked even more that you included the video for others to watch. I also like that you included a quote from Pres. Kimball. Your blog is looking good keep it up!
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