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Sample Family Mission Statements

"We will love, train, teach, correct, and encourage our children to become responsible citizens, concerned for the needs of others, and having a foundational relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ."

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"We are dedicated to bringing Biblical truth to our children in a clear and simple manner, in order to help them grow up to live lives that glorify God."

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"While the world today is constantly changing, we will continually challenge ourselves to maintain biblical standards, instill Christian character, and preserve traditional family values so that our children can become the godly leaders of tomorrow."

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"Our purpose is to raise children who are godly and spiritually wise as well as skillful and knowledgeable in every area that will be useful to them as they serve and glorify the Lord in their future lives, families, and ministries to others."

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"An unspoiled child who is bright-eyed from encouragement and secure in love and discipline has a joyous freedom to worship, to wonder, to explore, and to learn. May we zealously encourage this ability in our children, and jealously protect them from destructive peers, purposes, and habits that would dampen their spirit."

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"In our family we believe that learning is a lifelong adventure. We believe in facing each day with minds open to knowledge and hearts open to love. We believe in the freedom to wonder, to ask, to explore, to imagine, to create. We believe that every one of us has special talents, and that the talents of each of us help all of us. We believe that success means doing our best, being our best and feeling proud of our effort."

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"We are a family, since before any of us were born, God planned for us to share our lives with each other. He knew exactly how our strengths and weaknesses would balance one another. He knew that the richness of our separate characters would be developed through the hard times, and that mutual trust and respect would be born as a result of overcoming the trials together. He knew we would laugh together and cry together. He knew the depth of love, understanding, and commitment we would learn to feel. He knew we needed each other-to hug, to help, to teach, to serve-to love."

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"Our hope is that with the Lord's blessing we will raise our children to do their best, to realize their special talents, to be concerned for the needs of others, to become responsible citizens, to be morally and spiritually wise, to be skillful and knowledgeable in every area that will be useful to them in their future, and to grow up to live fulfilling lives that glorify God."

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"With God at the center of our lives and home, our family purpose is to create a nurturing, safe environment which: honors individual differences; encourages spiritual, emotional and physical development; models loving relationships; promotes caring, open communications; and makes a positive difference in the world."

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"The mission of our family is to create a nurturing place of order, truth, love, happiness, and relaxation; and to provide opportunities for each person to become responsibly independent and effectively interdependent, in order to serve worthy purposes in society."

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"The mission of our family is understanding and living the gospel of Jesus Christ."

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"Our Family Mission: To love each other…To help each other…To believe in each other…To wisely use our time, talents, and resources to bless others…To worship together...Forever."

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"Our Family: God made us a family. We need each other. We love one another and forgive one another. We work together and play together. We worship together and use God's Word together. Together we grow in Christ and learn to love all men. Together we serve our God and seek to know his will. These are our hopes and ideals. Lord, we ask for grace to attain them. Amen."

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"In this home...We believe in living deeply, laughing often and loving always. We believe we were brought together to support and care for each other. We believe in celebrating together our faith, our heritage, our traditions. We believe that everyone's feelings count, and that the uniqueness of each of us strengthens all of us. We believe in the power of forgiveness to heal and the power of love to carry us through. We believe in one another, in this family, in this home."

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"Our family is a circle of strength and love. With every birth and every union, the circle grows. Every joy shared adds more love. Every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger."

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"Let us live and grow together in a union of faith and love...so that we may reap a bountiful harvest of blessings."

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"To be a Family--is to love together, to laugh together, to cry together, to share the course of our lives with those who care about us. It is to never face heartache alone, to freely rejoice at our blessings, and to share in the joy of the blessings of others. It is to learn to relate to each other, work out our differences, help each other grow and nurture each other's talents and gifts. It is so hold a hand, share a hug, blow a kiss, and know that we are a part of something larger than ourselves, eternal, and a very special gift of God called--Our family."

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"May we treat one another with respect, honesty and care, for that is the only way we will ever grow together. May we share the little discoveries and changes each day brings remembering that each one of us has something to say, and listening is important, too. May we try always to be sensitive to one another's joys, sorrows, needs and changing moods and realize that being a loving family means sometimes not understanding everyone all the time but being there to love and help them just the same."

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FAMILY

Faithfully committing to our values, staying true;
Affections shown in words and deeds every day anew;
Making a team effort, pitching in, cooperating;
Involvement with each other, having fun and celebrating;
Love, a living bond that neither years nor miles can sever;
Yesterday...today...our family is forever!

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The Olsen Family Mission Statement