If there was no God or eternal principles then who are we accountable to? Before citing some challenges to family life, consider, first, brothers and sisters, how living without God in the world brings a functional lack of consistent perspective. If there were no eternal truths, to what principles would mortals look for guidance? If not accountable to God, to whom are we ultimately accountable? Furthermore, if nothing is ever really wrong, then no one is ever really responsible. If there are no fixed boundaries, then there cannot be any excesses. Why should we be surprised, then, at so many disturbing outcomes, including the lack of community, when every man does that which is “right in his own eyes” (Judg. 17:6; Judg. 21:25) and seeks not the righteousness of the Lord but instead walks “in his own way”? (D&C 1:16). “Take Especial Care of Your Family” Neal A. Maxwell - Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/take-especial-care-of-your-family?lang=eng&query=violence#3-
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