But there's just new question that sort of having the same religious worldview, going to church together, having similar opinions about working family,

and this sort of core family commitments is a big predictor of marital stability and quality.

That idea is certainly articulated too on your proclamation.

And so it just shows when the family is strong, communities are strong.

And so as the family goes, so goes the nation, as my own Pope John Paul II said, you know, many years ago.

This is John Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News.

Welcome to the Church News podcast.

Today we're taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Thank you. discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. September 23rd, 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the publishing of the powerful document

by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints named the Family, a proclamation to the world.

Members of the church also refer to this

proclamation as the family proclamation. For three decades, this declaration has helped members

of the church as well as others to strengthen their homes and families by abiding its principles

of faith and unity taught within the proclamation. On this episode of the Church News podcast, Brad Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University

of Virginia, and director of the National Marriage Project, discusses how the sacred

responsibilities of husband and wife are central to the creator's plan and how couples can

create a marriage mindset in their home and beyond.

Brad Wilcox, thanks for joining us today on the podcast.

Good to be with you today, Ryan.

First off, I want to give you a chance to introduce yourself a little bit to our audience.

Your name is Brad Wilcox, but you are not the Brad Wilcox who recently was released as a member

of our general young men presidency. But tell us a little bit about yourself so that people can get to

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