One particular thing that is
very important to me is that marriage can be eternal. When we as Latter-day
Saints marry, we marry for eternity. We do not marry “till death do us part.”
Having been married now for several years I am so grateful that my husband and
I will be together forever.
The commitment we made when we were married was forever.
There have been times when it seemed like we could never figure this marriage
stuff out, but because we had promised each other forever, we were able to work
through our struggles and become so much more solid.
Our relationship is one that is never going to end, and I
wouldn't want it to. I know that if I choose, I could ruin that, but because I
committed to my husband, I will not break that commitment. We are able to stay
together because we know that even after this life we can be together forever.
Often I worry that marriage that ends at death creates a
timeline that we are just waiting for. When we say that marriage is going to
continue past that, we know that means we can’t just skate by in life. We have
to recognize that this person will be with us forever, so we need to recognize
them as literally the other half. All we do should be about them, not about us.
If we truly love them, for eternity, we will treat them that way.
President Hinckley taught us to, “be worthy of the
mate you choose. Respect him or her. Give encouragement to him or her. Love
your companion with all your heart. This will be the most important decision of
your life, the individual whom you marry.”
Hinckley, G. (1999, February 1). Life's Obligations.
Ensign, 4-4.
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