Music created by Carrie Maxwell Wrigley, setting to music the text of "The Family Proclamation." Text divided into six separate songs, reflecting the unique theme and tone of each section, and to make the text easier to memorize.
Feel free to download the recordings and sheet music without cost. This resource has been provided to help you and those you serve to memorize and internalize this sacred text, and to strengthen your family in doing so. (See FAQ page for more information.)
RECORDINGS - Family Proclamation, Songs 1-6 (MP3, 14:10 running time)
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Vocal-Piano | With Vocal Solo Demo (Draft) | Download |
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Piano only | Accompaniment Track | (Coming soon) |
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Guitar-Piano | Instrumental Track | (Coming soon) |
(Note: This simple demo will soon be replaced by a higher-quality recording. In the meantime, this quick recording is provided as a help to anyone wishing to learn this music and text before the other recordings are available.)
SHEET MUSIC (PDF)
| Song # | Song Title | Preview | Download | Preview | Download |
| Song 1 | The Family is Central | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 2 | His Plan | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 3 | The First Commandment | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 4 | Husband and Wife | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 5 | Happiness in Family Life | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 6 | Strengthen the Family | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
"For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads." -- D&C 25:12
RELATED RESOURCES:
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(COMING SOON) Original Family Proclamation document, with markings showing how the text appears in the music: Pink lines = song divisions; yellow highlights = repeated words; circled=scripture references) |
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| .doc | "Stand Strong Against the Wiles of the World" - A talk given by President Gordon B. Hinckley on September 23, 1995, in the General Women's Meeting, the first time the Proclamation was shared publicly. Gives background on why the Proclamation was developed and publicized. | |
| Original VP Demo | .mp4 | Family Proclamation music, songs 1-6, as originally recorded as a simple vocal-piano demo on iPhone and piano, in church building. |
-- Articles related to "The Family Proclamation" include: --
- Boyd K. Packer, April 1994 - "The Father and the Family" (What prophetic watchmen on the tower have said and done about changing family values.)
- L. Tom Perry, April 2015 - "Why Marriage and Family Matter- Everywhere in the World" (Elder Perry's final testimony, centered on the family.)
- Bruce C. Hafen, August 2015 - "The Proclamation on the Family: Transcending the Cultural Confusion"
- Russell M. Nelson, August 2015 - "Disciples and the Defense of Marriage"
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Note: This Family Proclamation music follows the original text verbatim, except:
- several phrases are repeated for emphasis (see highlighted text file, above); and
- the words "the First Presidency and the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the Church fo Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" are deleted in paragraph 1, as singers of this music will most likely never possess apostolic authority. Deleting these words in the music allows singers to genuinely share their own testimonies, mingled together with those apostolic witnesses who originally wrote these inspired words.
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