Marriage and Family Life
Generally when we think of marriage, we think of old married couples who have been together what seems to us as forever. But sooner than later, marriage is going to become a very big part of our lives. We need to prepare for it years in advance so when the time comes we are not so overwhelmed that we breakdown. There are many components to marriage: self-respect, selflessness, communication, forgiveness, honesty and enduring to the end. "Love's not a three way street, you'll never share real love until you love your self..."# In the new Broadway musical, "RENT", Roger shares with Mimi, that he can not marry her unless she loves herself. He can not stay in this relationship unless there is love between them, and that each person loves them self for who they are. In the world today, we can get caught up in the worldly images of Hollywood, which can be very detrimental. "I am a child of God, and he has sent me here, has given me an earthly home with parents kind and dear. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, Help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do to live with him someday."# When we remember the words to this song we can think of how important we really are. When we can overcome self-doubt and low self-e
"Perhaps the most wonderful aspect of our secret of love is that it can work its miracle in any relationship. Ideally, this process is not one-sided; a truly happy and enduring relationship requires selflessness and kind, loving regard on the part of both spouses."# In your marriage, you need to be in a give-give relationship, not a take-give relationship. Always remember that Jesus taught, "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them" (Matthew 7:12) It's just like the saying, "Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you." If we always remembered that one statement we would be so much happier. Jesus died for us; he literally gave his life for us. We can do little things to show our love and respect to our spouses. We will be truly happy if we give of our selves instead of take, take, take. I think honesty and trust are one of the most important keys to a successful marriage. "We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men..."(The Articles of Faith 1:13) Honesty is a virtue that we all need to hold dear. When I was younger I had a struggle with honesty and I look back and realized how unhappy I really was. When we lose trust in our family, and spouses we cannot even begin to think of the damage that it does to our relationships. "I think the Lord expects of His people that they will be absolutely honest in all of their dealings. In all that they do, they will be honest with others and honest with themselves."# Your marriage will be based on trust, and if you lose that trust it will be one of the hardest things for you to gain back. Honesty is not a "sometimes" virtue, we need to be honest in all of our doings just like President Hinckley says. steem, we can then start to love other people deeply. Through service and dedication to the church we can really know what it means to be a Child of God. In Psalms 82:6 it says, "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High." This is a great reminder that we do have a Heavenly Father that cares for e
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