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Question: What does the Family Proclamation mean when it says fathers "preside" over their families?
Question: What does the Family Proclamation mean when it says fathers “preside” over their families?
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Part of family proclamation addresses general gender roles given to men and women. Fathers, it says, are to “preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families.” Mothers “are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children.” In these responsibilities, it says, “fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.”
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