January 21, 2017...."The Family: A Proclamation to the World"

Hello, my name is Sherri Scatena and I have created a blog for my BYUi Marriage and Family Course.  I'm excited to share the things I have learned with whoever reads this but most of all my testimony that the family truly is ordained of God and central to His plan.

            I am a mother of 6 children, 3 being my own and 3 I've blessed with through a second marriage.    I hate the term "Stepmother" because it reminds me of the mean stepmother in the moving Cinderella.  My oldest stepson, Elder Chandler Scatena has always called me "Step monster" as a joke but I'm beginning to wonder. I love my blended family, extended family and the family yet to come.  I can't imagine my life without them, let alone eternity. 

            In 1995, President Gordon B. Hinckley read this profound declaration at the General Relief Society Meeting.  I remember at the time, I was a divorced, single mother of my son, Queston.  We were living on the Church Ranch in Florida where my Dad was one of the managers.  I remember my first thought was one of sadness for not having a husband by my side to help me raise and nurture my son.  As I prayed about it that night, I had an overwhelming feeling of peace and comfort for my situation.  I knew then that this was true revelation from the Lord about His plan for eternal families.

I share with you the reading of "The Family: A Proclamation to the World".  Enjoy!