Latter-day Saint Therapist: 6 Ways Blended Families Can Thrive
Jonathan Decker, LMFT - For daily gospel-based relationship insights, join Jonathan’s Facebook group . To submit a question click here or schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation here . “Like nuclear families, blended families within and without the Church can be successful, loving, and unified” (Elder Robert E. Wells, “Uniting Blended Families,” Ensign , August 1997). Although increasingly common, stepfamilies (or “blended” families) in the Church are too often misunderstood. Old-fashioned types may see them as abnormal. Well-meaning "forward-thinkers" erroneously assume that blended families are the same as first-marriage families “once the dust settles.” Research and experience demonstrate, however, that “the idea that the stepfamily must...
