Defending Marriage.

A couple of semesters ago I took a class that focused completely on the Proclamation. I loved learning more about the importance of the family unit and why it is so central to God's plan. The Lord through our prophets have told us that marriage is to be between a man and a woman.
From what I have studied I have learned that marriage is the core of family and Satan wants to destroy that very core. Why? Partly because he is so extremely jealous of what we have that he will never have. He knows the eternal significance of families and how central they are to the plan of happiness.

“We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.” (The Family: A Proclamation to the world)

Satan’s main focus is that anyone can marry no matter their gender. He teaches that same sex marriage is normal and ok. He puts same sex couples in front of us everywhere we turn. He makes it look fun and the cool thing to do. He tells us that some of us are born this way and there is nothing we can do to stop it or change who we are. He says that traditional marriage is old school and we need to get with the times. His voice is LOUD and everywhere!
Recently a friend and I were talking about a television sitcom that we both think is funny. In this comedy there is a gay couple. We were justifying that it’s ok because they don't flaunt the fact that they are gay. They more I have thought about this conversation the more I have come to realize that this is a ploy of Satan's. He wants to make homosexuals look normal.
Elder Russell M Nelson gave an address to a graduating class at BYU. You can read the entire address here.
In this address he says,

“Disciples of the Lord are defenders of marriage. We cannot yield. History is not our judge. A secular society is not our judge. God is our judge! For each of us, Judgment Day will be held in God’s own way and time…God is the Father of all men and women. They are His children. It was He who ordained marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Marriage was not created by human judges or legislators. It was not created by think tanks or by popular vote or by oft-quoted bloggers or by pundits. It was not created by lobbyists. Marriage was created by God!”

WOW!! An apostle of the Lord has command us to defend marriage. How will I defend the family? There are little ways that I can choose to use my voice. It’s the little choices that I make daily, weekly, monthly. I can choose to not view shows where there are homosexual relationships. I can choose what I will "like" and post on social media, I can choose to vote for those who believe that way I do. I can teach my children the gospel. Maybe my voice isn't as loud and obnoxious as Satan's but it can have a reaching influence if I chose it to.