The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, on Wednesday, called on the government and relevant stakeholders to formulate policies that would strengthen families.

It also urged the ministries of education of all African countries should not yield to pressures to infiltrate the school curriculum with inappropriate content.

The Church’s director of communication for Lagos and Abuja chapter, Ikpe Nkanang, disclosed this in Abuja, at the press briefing on the outcome of the recent conference titled, ‘Strengthening Families Conference’ which is the fifth edition in African.

He said that the African government should resist the pressures by the group who are anti-traditional marriages and families.

He said: “The ministries of gender, women, children and social protection in African countries should roll out social protection policies that empower and build the resilience of families.

“African countries should establish national awards for individuals and organizations that contribute to Strengthening families and traditional marriage values. ”

He further noted that marriage between a man and woman, is sacred, therefore couples should go into it with every sense of responsibility and conscious of the fact that families and marriages are under attack by different socio-cultural issues, they have a duty to make their marriage work

“Stronger nations are built on successful marriages and families and when marriage is recognised by couples as a union of equals, both the husband and wife will commit their God-given talents and resources towards the success of the families.”

In his remarks, the Church Stake President, Abuja Nigeria Wuse Stake, Mr. Victor Eze, noted that the church is working with stakeholders and parents to take message of strengthen families down to societies.

He said: “The church will ever be willing and ready to take this to wherever it needs to be taken to. Some local churches had a meeting immediately after the conference and take the message further down.”
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