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                            As I have been learning about marriage this year, I have learned many things. Including many reasons why marriage is important. And many of the reasons were ones I've heard. And while they are very important and helpful one of the most important things I have learned is that marriage is given and required of us to perfect us. The Lord instituted marriage because he knew that it was the perfect way to refine and perfect us and prepare us to return to him. One way that we are perfected and refined is by "becoming one".                President Henry B. Eyring talks about this in his talk titled  That We May Be One . He says, "The ministry of the apostles and prophets in that day, as it is today, was to bring the children of Adam and Eve to a unity of the faith in Jesus Christ. The ultimate purpose of what they taught, and of what w...

                      The Truth about Intimacy             I recently had a conversation with my son that may surprise, or possibly bring judgment or a feeling of being uncomfortable among the LDS community. I brought up the subject of sex and intimacy between my son and his future wife. And thought there was a little squirming my son and I are very open, so by the end of the conversation he wasn't squirming and even asking question. The reason I felt that this was important was because I believed that many are ignorant in understanding sex within a marriage and how to bring intimacy into their marriage in a sacred  and important way. I believe many young adults feel a sense of shame or ickiness around this subject, so this confusion can cause problems in a new marriage. I also am saddened by what the world teaches about this. And I would rather my son hear it from me than the media,...

         Changing our Relationships By Changing Ourselves          This week I finished a book by H. Wallace Goddard called, " Drawing  Heaven into Your Marriage: Eternal Doctrines that Change Relationships" This was a book that I was required to read for a Mar riage class that I am taking. And to be quite honest I didn't have the best attitude when I first began it since my divorce is still fresh. But I made the decision to go into it with a open mind clear of feelings of resentment or guilt. I'm so glad I did! Not only did I learn important information that may help with a marriage one day. But what I learned was how to better myself. What I learned was that the key to having a happy marriage has nothing to do with changing our spouse. But everything to do with changing ourselves. And we do this by becoming humble and relying on the atonement of Jesus Christ.           H. Wallace Goddard (200...