I love being a member of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The counsel that I receive,
especially regarding marriage and family relationships,
brings me a lot
of peace!
Speaking on the family, President Spencer W. Kimball's words
speak to my heart.
He gave this quote in the October conference in
1980.
His prophetic words are ringing forth today as the family is
being attacked.
He says,
"The time will come when only those who
believe deeply and actively in the family will be able to preserve their
families in the midst of the gathering evil around us."
I take heart
when I hear this because I BELIEVE DEEPLY in the family and I am
counting on that belief to preserve my family. Now I know that my
desires can't stop my children or my spouse's choices, but I am
confident that the Lord knows my heart and wishes to bless me however he
can. That can be by giving me peace and helping me endure as my family
and I go through trials!
Elder Oaks' address on "Divorce" in the April 2007 conference taught
me things that I have been pondering on in my own life. One of my dear
childhood friends who lives near my family and whose children have
become good friends of my own children, recently got divorced. It
happened last semester while I was registered for 3 family classes
(Family Relations, The Family, and The Eternal Family). These classes
study in depth, "The Proclamation: A Proclamation to the World". The
reasons for the divorce aren't important for me to about in this blog,
but I was and continue to be so confused about their divorce and the
effects it will have on the couple and their children.
Having said that, Elder Oaks says,
". . .a good marriage does not
require a perfect man or a perfect woman. It only requires a man and a
woman committed to strive together toward perfection."
That is what I
want to focus on in my own marriage.
I am not perfect and my husband
isn't perfect, but together we can be!
That gives me hope!
That gives
me something to work toward!
That is why we are here on the earth,
to
strive to be like God so that we can return to Him again!
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