Are all cultures equally valuable?

Are all cultures equally valuable? This was a question that sparked a lot of discussion in our Family Relations class. It would interesting to me and I learned a lot. We can start off by breaking down the question to understand it better. Cultures: customs, beliefs. Equally: same value or measure as another. Valuable: legitimate, fair or reasonable, sound basis, legal, or effective. So when looking at our Heavenly Father's plan and what his purpose of families is, are all cultures equally valuable? The purpose of families is to protect and rear children in righteousness, facilitate experiences for children to progress towards eternal life, and to teach eternal principles. Our Heavenly Father desires cultures where these principles are upheld.

You might ask, how is it possible to assume someone's culture is not valuable if they do not know anything about the gospel. Not everyone has the opportunity to have a culture where the gospel is taught, but it is up to us members to share the gospel with those around us to give them the opportunity we have. We need to be member missionaries. In the past conference, it was stressed a couple of times about the importance of being a member missionary and to join the full time missionaries in their service. If our family culture has strayed a bit from the path, we have to get back to the Lord's way. His way is always the right way and it will lead us back to him. If we weren't raised in a culture where the gospel is taught, then we can change. We can raise our future families in the gospel. Things can change. Change is sometimes hard, but when it is for the better, it is always worth it. I believe there is value in every culture that is centered around family, but we can add more value as we share the gospel and live by gospel principles.