Osmond married Debra Glenn on May 8, 1978 at the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they have five sons: Donald Clark Osmond Jr. (b. July 31, 1979), Jeremy James Osmond (b. June 8, 1981), Brandon Michael Osmond (b. January 29, 1985), Christopher Glenn Osmond (b. December 12, 1990) and Joshua Davis Osmond (b. February 16, 1998)

Donny Osmond became a first-time grandfather on August 21, 2005, when his second son Jeremy and his wife Melisa had Dylan Osmond. Donny and his family welcomed a granddaughter, Emery, on February 25, 2008. This is the first girl born into Donny's immediate family, as he is father to five boys.

Osmond, like the rest of his family, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He received some criticism from members for not serving a mission as his religion encourages, but most of the furor over this lack of service has died down[citation needed]. In retrospect, he states, "It would have been nice to be able to have served