Valuable counsel and increasingly more important today.
"We have been counseled strongly by the First Presidency to devote our best efforts to the strengthening of marriage and the home. Such instruction has never been more needed in the world than it is today, as the sanctity of marriage is attacked and the importance of the home is undermined."
- Elder David A. Bednar, “Marriage Is Essential to His Eternal Plan,” Liahona, June 2006.
This is a great reminder that my first calling is as a wife and mother. Always.
"The ultimate end of all activity in the Church is to see a husband and his wife and their children happy at home, protected by the principles and laws of the gospel, sealed safely in the covenants of the everlasting priesthood. Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling—from which they will never be released—is to one another and then to their children."
—President Boyd K. Packer, "And a Little Child Shall Lead Them", General Conference, Apr. 2012
I chose this quote because I know it is through my temple covenants that we can be an eternal family. I need to continually strive to remain worthy of the blessings.
"Two of the vital pillars that sustain Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness are marriage and the family. Their lofty significance is underscored by Satan’s relentless efforts to splinter the family and to undermine the significance of temple ordinances, which bind the family together for eternity. The temple sealing has greater meaning as life unfolds. It will help you draw ever closer together and find greater joy and fulfillment in mortality."
- Richard G. Scott, "The Eternal Blessings of Marriage," General Conference, Apr. 2011
This quote warms my heart. I love being married.
"It is so rewarding to be married. Marriage is wonderful. In time you begin to think alike and have the same ideas and impressions. You have times when you are extremely happy, times of testing, and times of trial, but the Lord guides you through all of those growth experiences together."
- Richard G. Scott, "The Eternal Blessings of Marriage," General Conference, Apr. 2011
This is a valuable principle to understand. If everyone understood and lived this way, there would never be a need for divorce.
“Marriage is the foundry for social order, the fountain of virtue, and the foundation for eternal exaltation. Marriage has been divinely designated as an eternal and everlasting covenant. Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God."
- Russell M. Nelson, “Nurturing Marriage,” Ensign, May 2006, 36
This makes me reflect and gives me a desire to let the little things go. I need to be a lot more patient.
"I urge husbands and fathers of this Church to be the kind of men your wives would not want to be without. I urge the sisters of this Church to be patient, loving, and understanding with their husbands. Those who enter into marriage should be fully prepared to establish their marriage as the first priority in their lives."
- James E. Faust, "Fathers, Mothers, Marriage," Ensign, Aug. 2004, 5
I was inspired by this counsel. Rather than assuming the love should be there, take action. Ask for help.
“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
- Henry B. Eyring, “Our Perfect Example,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 71
Great counsel. I particularly like that it notes that temple marriage is the "most enduring" type of marriage.
"The subject of marriage is debated across the world, where various arrangements exist for conjugal living. My purpose in speaking out on this topic is to declare, as an Apostle of the Lord, that marriage between a man and a woman is sacred—it is ordained of God. I also assert the virtue of a temple marriage. It is the highest and most enduring type of marriage that our Creator can offer to His children."
- Russell M. Nelson, "Celestial Marriage," Ensign, Nov. 2008, 92
This quote is particularly special to me. This is one of the last things I remember my mother sharing with me before she passed away.
"There is nothing that has come or will come into your family as important as the sealing blessings. There is nothing more important than honoring the marriage and family covenants you have made or will make in the temples of God."
- President Henry B. Eyring, "Families under Covenant," General Conference, Apr. 2012.
I chose this quote because Elder Bednar doesn't just say marriage. He says "righteous marriage." Temple marriage.
"Righteous marriage is a commandment and an essential step in the process of creating a loving family relationship that can be perpetuated beyond the grave."
- Elder David A. Bednar, “Marriage Is Essential to His Eternal Plan,” Liahona, June 2006.
This makes me reflect and gives me a desire to let the little things go. I need to be a lot more patient.
"I urge husbands and fathers of this Church to be the kind of men your wives would not want to be without. I urge the sisters of this Church to be patient, loving, and understanding with their husbands. Those who enter into marriage should be fully prepared to establish their marriage as the first priority in their lives."
- James E. Faust, "Fathers, Mothers, Marriage," Ensign, Aug. 2004, 5
I was inspired by this counsel. Rather than assuming the love should be there, take action. Ask for help.
“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
- Henry B. Eyring, “Our Perfect Example,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 71
Great counsel. I particularly like that it notes that temple marriage is the "most enduring" type of marriage.
"The subject of marriage is debated across the world, where various arrangements exist for conjugal living. My purpose in speaking out on this topic is to declare, as an Apostle of the Lord, that marriage between a man and a woman is sacred—it is ordained of God. I also assert the virtue of a temple marriage. It is the highest and most enduring type of marriage that our Creator can offer to His children."
- Russell M. Nelson, "Celestial Marriage," Ensign, Nov. 2008, 92
This quote is particularly special to me. This is one of the last things I remember my mother sharing with me before she passed away.
"There is nothing that has come or will come into your family as important as the sealing blessings. There is nothing more important than honoring the marriage and family covenants you have made or will make in the temples of God."
- President Henry B. Eyring, "Families under Covenant," General Conference, Apr. 2012.
I chose this quote because Elder Bednar doesn't just say marriage. He says "righteous marriage." Temple marriage.
"Righteous marriage is a commandment and an essential step in the process of creating a loving family relationship that can be perpetuated beyond the grave."
- Elder David A. Bednar, “Marriage Is Essential to His Eternal Plan,” Liahona, June 2006.
