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From The Encyclopedia of Mormonism

See this page in the original 1992 publication.

["Home" refers to more than a dwelling for a family. Latter-day Saints consider the ideal home a sacred place where holiness can be lived and taught. It is where civilization is created, one family at a time, and where God's Plan of Salvation is taught to the next generation, by both example and precept. Home and family relationships can be eternal. Children are to be nurtured in an atmosphere of love. Homes are to be characterized by service, cooperation, and even sacrifice by and for each other. The ideal home can become a haven from worldliness, materialism, and selfishness. While living in a relationship of fidelity, parents are to make home commitments their first priority.

Articles on the home environment are Abuse, Spouse and Child; Divorce; Family: Family Life; Fatherhood; Marriage; Maternity and Child Health Care; Men, Roles of; Mother in Israel; Motherhood; Women, Roles of: Gospel Principles and the Roles of Women; and Youth. Articles related to children and adolescents in the home are Adoption of Children; Birth; Born in the Covenant; Children; Dating and Courtship; and Sex Education. Articles on parental responsibilities and home organization are Birth Control; Book of Remembrance; Emergency Preparedness; Genealogy, Family History; Family Home Evening; Family Organizations; Family Prayer; Fathers' Blessings; Procreation; Sexuality; Values, Transmission of.]

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