After a prayer given by his own freshman grandson, Latter-day Saint apostle Ronald A. Rasband reaffirmed the importance of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” on its 30th anniversary Tuesday.

Speaking at a Brigham Young University devotional, Rasband expressed his love for the document — which spells out the earthly and eternal significance of families in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — and described his responsibility to preach what it states.

“It serves as a forthright guide for both families and governments,” he said. “My brethren and I, and many church officers, have given the proclamation to kings, religious and civic leaders around the world.”

Rasband noted that Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the proclamation ’s unveiling by then-church President

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