Family Proclamation Wordles

Mar

Family Proclamation – lighted

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This Mormon Wordle version of the Family Proclamation (The Family: A Proclamation to the World) by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was created as a companion piece for our lighted version of the Articles of Faith.

We limited the maximum number of words to wordle to 100 in order to create a more similar format.We may try upping the word count a bit in the future.

Family Proclamation wordle - lighted

We hope you enjoy it.

We also place a larger, unlighted version of our Family Proclamation wordle on MormonCharts.com.

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Mar

Family Proclamation – gradient

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We experimented some more with the Family Proclamation and layed it over a nice bright gradient background. We also increased the word count so Wordle used all the words. The white text against the colored background is pretty striking.

Earlier today I noticed a quote from a Denver Catholic Archbishop, Charles J. Chaput on CNN online news. In defense of their Church’s stand on not allowing children of a same sex couple to re-enroll in a local Catholic school, The Sacred Heart of Jesus School, he said

“… what the Church does teach is that sexual intimacy by anyone outside of marriage is wrong; that marriage is a sacramental covenant; and that marriage can only occur between a man and a woman. These beliefs are central to a Catholic understanding of human nature, family and happiness, and the organization of society. The Church cannot change these teachings because in the faith of Catholics, they are the teachings of Jesus Christ.

He noted the Catholic Church does not claim people with same sex tendencies are bad, or that their children are less loved by God. He added that people with other views of marriage and family life had other excellent options for education for their children.

Its nice to see we are not alone. Archbishop Chaput wrote his comments in an article to be published in Thursday’s edition (11 March) of the Denver Catholic Register. His statement echoes several concepts put forth by The Family: A Proclamation to the World issued by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1995.

We may try wordling Archbishop Chaput’s full comments on the family in the future, but meanwhile, our latest Mormon Wordle of the Family Proclamation is below. We trimmed it down in size a little to keep the download times reasonable.

Famliy Proclamation wordle - gradient background

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Feb

Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman

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Recently, while working on our first post about the Family Proclamation, my thoughts turned back to a graphic I envisioned a few years ago, but never got around to creating. I was thinking of creating a bumper sticker shaped graphic with the male gender symbol on one side, the female gender symbol on the other side and something representing marriage between them. It would be a pictograph (also known as a rebus) for “Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman”. I spent some time long ago thinking about what to put in the middle. Then one day months later, it hit me. I would use the word “marriage” itself.

After once again reading the Family Proclamation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and seeing the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve proclaiming “marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God”, I decided it was finally time to draw the graphic, sort of a “Marriage Logo”. I started last night, then finished it and filed for copyright today. The resulting rebus image is below. Please note all rights are reserved for this graphic.

Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman

We think it came out really nice and welcome any comments or suggestions on the artwork. Please no bashing the message. If you are wondering who Polson Enterprises (Copyright 2010 Polson Enterprises) is, it is the umbrella we operate Mormon Wordles under. We hope many beyond our faith find this image stimulating as well.

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Feb

The Family Proclamation

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The Family: A Proclamation to the World
The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

First read by President Hinkley in a General Relief Society Meeting on September 23, 1995, this brief but succinct document summarizes the Lord’s teachings on families, marriage, gender, the sanctity of life, and the entitlements of children. The Family Proclamation proclaims marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God, identifies methods for building successful marriages and families, and reminds individuals they will one day stand accountable before God. It further warns, the disintegration of the family will bring about the calamities spoken of by ancient and modern prophets.

The Family Proclamation concludes with a call for responsible citizens and governments to promote measures designed to maintain and strengthen families.

Now (approaching fifteen years after the Family Proclamation was issued) the great and plain wisdom in this document is becoming even more evident as the world continues to move away from the things of God.

The Family Proclamation seems to be receiving increased emphasis. Many LDS families rallied behind it during the Proposition 8 battle in California. Locally, we are hearing more talks on the Proclamation from all levels. It is a wonderful document. Our families need to use it to fortify ourselves against the ways of the world. We hope you enjoy our Mormon Wordle expression of the Family Proclamation and learn something from experiencing it in this manner.

The Family: A Proclamation to the World wordle

In addition, we posted a pdf image of the Family Proclamation Mormon Wordle above. It is about a 500 kilobyte file. Feel free to download it and use the pdf zoom command in your browser or viewer to further explore this proclamation. We enjoy zooming in and seeing more details. Please note all our images are subject to our copyright restrictions.

We especially welcome your comments regarding any new insights you may have gained while viewing the Family Proclamation as a wordle.

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