Healthy families enjoy being together, and healthy family members who spend quality and quantity time create stronger families, communities, and nations.
I
belong to a large extended family. My parents descended from ancestors who had
large families, and they are the parents of twelve children who all lived to
adulthood. My parents have seventy grandchildren and two hundred and something
great grandchildren. The family continues to grow, while the older generation
is graduating to the next life.
This
weekend is a family reunion for all of my parents posterity, and we expect
about 150 people to attend. There will be some games and other activities for
the children and teenagers, but the adults will mostly visit with each other
and catch up on our lives for the past year.
We
love to be together, and we look forward to our annual reunions. We are blessed
to belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which teaches us
that families can be together forever and prepares us for eternity. Despite
many weaknesses, our family is a strong family, and our family members
strengthen their communities and their nation.
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