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Married couples will go through many financial challenges throughout their marriage, but it doesn’t have to be a source of anger and discontent. Each spouse comes to their marriage with a different set of “family rules, “learned by their family of origin. These are rules that guide them in their social roles, interpersonal relationships, setContinue reading “Adjusting to Financial Challenges In Marriage”

Do you want to know how to change your natures so that there is more unity in your marriage? Our Savoir Jesus Christ spoke about that unity and how it will change our characters so that it will make this unity possible. President Henry B. Eyring, then Elder Eyring of the Quorum of the TwelveContinue reading “How to Be United In Marriage And Avoid Power Struggles”

What is physical intimacy? What have the prophets and apostles said about it?             Marriage.com defines physical intimacy as,” Physical intimacy between couples is an act or exchange of feelings including close companionship, platonic love, romantic love or sexual attraction. … For a married couple, intimacy includes physical, emotional and spiritual close, inherent to the happiness of a close couple.”[i]            Continue reading “Physical Intimacy and Fidelity, What Have the Prophets and Apostles Said?”

Are you having constant disagreements with your spouse? Do you feel that you are unable to make any headway in getting the other to understand and respect the other’s perspective? If so, you are experiencing marital gridlock! Gridlock disagreements share four characteristics. You’ve had the same argument again and again with no resolution. Neither ofContinue reading “Overcoming Marital Gridlock”

According to John M. Gottman, PH.D., and relationship expert, there are two kinds of marital conflict: solvable and perpetual problems. (pg.170) [i] Like their names suggest, solvable disputes are those that are minor can be solved. Continuous conflicts are those conflicts that are not resolved and will probably be there for the rest of yourContinue reading “The Two Kinds of Marital Conflict and How-to Coupe with Them for a Happy Marriage”

Pride is a sin that comes in many forms. Sometimes people aren’t even aware that they are guilty of sin. What is pride? President Ezra Taft Benson(President of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from 1985-1994) explains what the sin of pride is, “Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit,Continue reading “How Sin of Pride Effects Relationships, Thoughts on Pride, from a Few Quotes from President Ezra Taft Benson’s Talk, “Beware of Pride””

         I can tell you from experience, the great difference it makes in a marriage when a couple puts God first in their marriage and have an eternal perspective, and deep devotion for one another. My first marriage was to a person who was not equally committed to God and our marriageContinue reading “Put God First In Your Marriage”

In the poem “Lamentation” written by Arta Romney Ballif, a sister to President Marion G. Romney. She imagines Eve’s experience as a wife and mother, her questions and desire to understand the Lord. And God said, “BE FRUITFUL, AND MULTIPLY—”  Multiply, multiply—echoes multiply—  God said, ”I WILL GREATLY MULTIPLY THY SORROW—” ‘ Thy sorrow, sorrow,Continue reading “Marriage, Eternal Commitment to Learn and Grow Through the Trials of Life,Through Christ’s Atonement”

John M. Gottman, Ph.D., a relationship therapist, studied married couples at the Love Lab on the University of Washington campus. The main finding of Gottman’s research is that strong marriages have a strong friendship as a defining characteristic. In fact, Gottman’s whole book, “The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work,” has to do with buildingContinue reading “Happy Marriages, Deep Friendships”

Detriments to Eternal Marriage and Our Society             The Family: A Proclamation to the World states “marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children…. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternalContinue reading “Detriments to Marriage, Family and Society”