Jesus stated that a true family is founded on the following seven facts: [1]
We must call no man father in spiritual sense. [2] Children need fathers as well as mothers, and fathers need this parental experience as much as do mothers. [3]
The child must derive his first impressions of the universe from the mother’s care; he is wholly dependent on the earthly father for his first ideas of the heavenly Father. [4] Disciples must love gospel more than his father or mother. [5] The earliest races gave little credit to the father, looking upon the child as coming altogether from the mother. [6] Become the head of a human family is a highly educational and disciplinary responsibility. [7] It is intended that mortals who start out from an inhabited world have the experience of recognizing seven fathers: [8]
Fathers are not like judges, enemies, or creditors. Real families are built upon tolerance, patience, and forgiveness. [9]