We are designed for love. We’re designed to experience love eternally. This is joy. And that is grounded in family relationships, mothers, fathers, children bound together eternally. I think it’s so beautiful.
Wheatley Family Fellow Jenet Erickson was interviewed on the Church News podcast about The Family: A Proclamation to the World in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Erickson frequently cited Wheatley Institute's recent report In Pursuit: Marriage, Motherhood, and Women’s Well-Being in explaining how, in contrast to cultural narratives framing parenthood as a transition of loss, raising children provides a uniquely deep sense of purpose and satisfaction to mothers.
Listen to the full podcast, or read a transcript, here.
Jenet Erickson will be speaking at Wheatley Institute's Family Proclamation Conference on September 15-16, 2025.