You might wonder, “How can a marriage be constantly enriched?” Adam, speaking of Eve, said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh.” (Gen. 2:23.) We build our marriages with endless friendship, confidence, integrity, and by administering and sustaining each other in our difficulties. There are a few simple, relevant questions which each person, whether married or contemplating marriage, should honestly ask in an effort to become “one flesh.” They are: *First, am I able to think of the interest of my marriage and partner first before I think of my own desires? *Second, how deep is my commitment to my companion, aside from any other interests? *Third, is he or she my best friend? *Fourth, do I have respect for the dignity of my partner as a person of worth and value? *Fifth, do we quarrel over money? Money itself seems neither to make a couple happy, nor the lack of it, necessarily, to make them unhappy, but money is often a symbol of selfishness. *Sixth, is there a spiritually sanctifying bond between us? President Kimball reminds us, “[There are] no combination[s] of power [which] can destroy [a] marriage except the power within either or both of the spouses themselves.”
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:04:40 +0000
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