Tagged with "Marriage"
{Single Saints} Greener Pastures Right Where You Are
Greener in future dating pastures? With his trademark humor, our bachelor-in-residence Ryan Kunz thoughtfully examines the quandary many singles face. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from being single, it’s that the grass isn’t always greener in future pastures. I typically have a disdain...
Living with Same-sex Attraction: Our Story
In 2003, Ty Mansfield wrote an essay for a class at BYU about how he—a member of the LDS Church who has experienced same-sex attraction—had found peace through the gospel of Jesus Christ. That essay resulted in a book, In Quiet Desperation, that made Ty's private struggle public. In 2011 he published an anthology on the same topic, Voices of Hope: Latter-day Saint Perspectives on Same-Gender Attraction.
Love Her Mother
MR says: You might need a tissue for this beautiful Mormon Messages video.
To the Happy Couple: You've Been Warned.
MR says: This dad wrote a letter to his newly-engaged son and his fiancee. It's a great resource to use for your own kids. The MMM family is going to have it's first wedding! I mentioned it the other day in the "Diddy Kong" post here. The good news is that they are still engaged, and the even better news is...
Young Women Lesson 18: Temple Marriage – Requirement for Eternal Life
"The temple sealing has greater meaning as life unfolds. It will help you draw ever closer together and find greater joy and fulfillment." -Richard G. Scott Discussion Questions • In what ways does a temple marriage bless a family? • What can you do now to prepare to be married and sealed...
Utah tops nation in traditional family categories
An analysis released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that as Americans move more to a "Modern Family" model, Utah is sticking closer to the traditional "Ozzie and Harriet" lifestyle. Utah has the nation’s highest percentage of households headed by married couples and the highest...
{Poll} Public Displays of Affection at Church
Some of my friends' religion professors have said church is absolutely not the place for PDA, but I've also seen plenty of leaders show affection for their wives in public settings. Where is the line? I like to show affection for my husband. Whenever I can, I try to hold his hand. When we say...
Is Parenting Getting in the Way of Your Marriage?
Your spouse will rarely demand as much from you as your children, so it's easy to get overwhelmed by the role of parent and neglect your role as husband or wife. Figure out if you suffer from this problem. One of the most common types of couples who seek help from me in couples counseling are new...
Dave Says: Unity Is the Key in Money and Marriage
Do you think it matters if it's the husband or the wife who handles the money? Dear Dave, Does it matter whether it’s the husband or the wife who keeps the checkbook and pays the bills? Lots of people say that kind of thing is the man’s job, but I was curious about what you think....
Do Mormons get married too young?
MR says: This is a touchy topic and LDS Living has no opinion on it, but we think the discussion is interesting and thought we'd post it for our readers. Once a group of us ladies were playing the game “Two Truths and a Lie,” and one woman told the following truth: “I got maternity clothes for my...
Dave Says: Boundaries . . .
My fiancé's adult daughter doesn't show responsibility. What do we do? Dear Dave, I’m getting married to a wonderful man, but his 19-year old daughter from a previous marriage is very irresponsible. She doesn’t want to make her own car payments and doesn’t want to work. Lots of...
Latter-day Saint mid-singles experience
The LDS Church recently restructured its “singles” wards, effectively shutting them off to unmarried people who are 31 years old or above. In many ways, this move formalized even more than previously the “limbo” of sorts that unmarried but still quite young Mormons find themselves in with...
Young Love
My dear, sweet, intensely committed-to-the-gospel daughter has been home from her mission for four months now. When she first got home, she decided attending the local single’s branch wasn’t for her. She was much more comfortable attending our family ward, where she spent Sunday meetings...
Dave Says: Get Moving!
Should we live with my parents so we're closer to my husband's job? Dear Dave, My husband works two hours away from home. He gets up at 3 a.m. and doesn’t get home until 7 p.m. We have a fully funded emergency fund, and he makes $95,000 a year. My parents’ place is an hour from his job, and...
How single adults can be happy again
Being single after 25 years of married life and raising nine children was not on my list of things to do. After my husband unexpectedly passed away my thought was: "Now what do I do?" I knew I had to take care of the five children left at home, but what was the future plan for me? I knew I had to...
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