This is for my Family class. We were challenged to find at least 20 quotes and share on social media at least three with sharing our thoughts about them. These are the quotes that I chose to share and my thoughts about commitment.
“Compared with other forms of romantic relationships, marriage involves a higher level of commitment from partners and a stronger future orientation... For these reasons, marriage is likely to have a particularly prominent role in shaping people’s identities and sense of self. The institutional nature of marriage, therefore, combined with the long-term nature of marital bonds, may account for the especially favorable state of well-being among spouses.”
“The final step of making a commitment to marry does involve risk and require greater responsibility, but it must be taken to gain a greater sense of security and oneness in the quality of your relationship. This is why most research clearly establishes that a larger percentage of couples who are married describe their relationship as achieving high levels of romance, sexual enjoyment, and personal satisfaction than the percentage of couples that cohabitation.”
“This first strand of commitment is made from passion, devotion, and resoluteness. It prompts personal sacrifices for the good fo your partner. It holds your partner close to you even when you are apart and elevates his or her importance when you are together.”
Thinking about how several of my relationships have gone, I realize that I need to make more of a commitment to those who I like, care for and even am falling in love with. Committing to someone is a huge step for any person. I’m no exception to that rule. It is definitely hard at times to want to stay committed to someone that you truly care for. But I know that as I stay committed to my partner, the love of my life, my everything, I will be able to have a stronger bond and understanding of them and of us as a couple.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Friday, November 3, 2017
My Story... And How I Came to Know The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is True!!!
Everyone’s story is different. We all come from different walks of life and we each have challenges that were specifically designed for us. I am definitely no exception to that. I have had several trials and several temptations and through all of these things, I always wondered, “Why me?”
For a large portion of my life, a lot has revolved around the Church. And when I say this, I don’t mean it in a negative way, as the church is what helped me to really grow and ask questions for myself. A lot of people have questioned my beliefs and I know a large number of people have watched my actions and my words.
When I was younger, I remember being questioned about why I believed the things that I had been taught my entire life. I would always respond, matter of factly, “Because it’s true.” Well, I got baptized when I was 8 years old, by my own choice. And with full support from my parents! As I got older, my standards, my beliefs, and my values were questioned a little more, especially as each year came and went.
In middle school, all of my elementary friends changed and started to choose to do things how they wanted to, because we each had a little more freedom. And so, with the rest of my classmates, I too, began to change. I don’t know if it was for the better, but I still stood up for the things that I had been taught to believe in, because I really didn’t know what else to believe in at that point. It was something that I could hold onto. In middle school, I learned quite a bit about who I was and I thought long and hard about what things I would like to have come from life.
In high school, I struggled. A Lot!! My freshman year, I chose to be friends with some people who changed how I viewed life and I started to change how I acted and how I was treating my family. I was definitely not happy, but I also knew that I would be able to make my own choices, so that I could learn and know for myself what things I liked. Towards the beginning of the second semester of my freshman year, my best friend from the First Grade passed away from a brain aneurysm and I was completely devastated. He was almost 15 years old and had so much potential and so many opportunities ahead of him. I got really mad at God and started to make choices, where the consequences weren’t helping me get what I wanted, so I would make sure that I did almost everything that I could, without making my parents angry, but that I still got to make my own choices. I started dating a guy my sophomore year and there were a couple of times where I made some choices that I knew would not lead me back to the road of happiness, and I knew that I needed to change. My junior year we got sister missionaries in our congregation at church and I started to go with them to help teach lessons to people who were learning more about the church. I’m so grateful for those two wonderful sisters, because they were what I needed to start changing things around in my life. I wanted to be happy, but I couldn’t find the courage to change, and once those sisters were moved to a new area, I started to hangout with the same people who were taking me away from where I wanted to be. My senior year consisted of a sweet friend dying and I struggled again from the pains of death. I good friend of mine, helped me out a lot at that time. He reminded me that this life isn’t the end and that I would see her again. That she was no longer struggling with things of the world and that she was at home with Heavenly Parents who loved her. He reminded me that those same Heavenly Parents love me too. I wasn’t alone through this.
Once I graduated high school, I made the choice to apply and attend Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho. The year between graduating and starting college, were full of rough patches, as I worked on changing from what I had become, to what I needed to become. My first year of college was hard. I dated a great guy my first semester, but broke up with him because something wasn’t right. It wasn’t him, but it was definitely me. I wasn’t the person that I needed to be, to become a wife or to think about marriage. I didn’t know for myself that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was true, but I did believe that bits and pieces of the things that I had been taught were true. I came home in April of 2016 and in three short weeks, my aunt passed away. I was still struggling with some things and I started to really struggle with her death. I started making it back to the temple, where we believe that we can find comfort and that through the sacred sealing power from worthy priesthood holders, we can be sealed for time and all eternity as a family. I went at this time to feel the comfort and feel the Savior’s love for me.
About this same time, I was asked to serve at church as the Activity Day leader and work with the younger girls between the ages of 8 and 11 years old. I didn’t know how I was going to do this calling. What do I have to teach these girls? What things can I share with them, that I know to be true? Over the past year and a half of serving as these sweet girls’ leader, I have started to learn that it isn’t always what we have to offer them, but sometimes what they can offer and teach us. These sweet girls helped me to know that I have a Father in Heaven, who loves me and I do love Him too. I have been able to know for myself that Jesus Christ is MY Savior! He died for each of us, that we might be able to return to live with our Father. I know that He died for ME! And He was resurrected as part of our Father’s plan. I know this to be true, and I cannot deny it!!
I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for me, and he has a plan for each of you! He loves each of us beyond all measure!! We might not know why we are being tried and put through certain temptations, but Heavenly Father does and he know that the outcomes will be unlike anything we might expect!! I know that this church is true! I know that the Book of Mormon is another testament of our Savior Jesus Christ and goes hand in hand with the Bible! I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God who restored the everlasting gospel to the earth and received the keys to the priesthood. I know that we all are trying to becme like God and that we can and will live with Him again!! I know these things and many other things to be true!
I learned for myself that I am a daughter of a Heavenly King and I have a divine destiny! I know that I can become a better person and that I can have true happiness and peace through His perfect plan!
If you have questions about what I believe or what members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believe, please contact me! Or if you want to talk with a missionary or a representative for the church, go to Moromon.org! Don’t give up because life is getting hard, because life can and will get better as you come unto Him! I love each of you so much!
For a large portion of my life, a lot has revolved around the Church. And when I say this, I don’t mean it in a negative way, as the church is what helped me to really grow and ask questions for myself. A lot of people have questioned my beliefs and I know a large number of people have watched my actions and my words.
When I was younger, I remember being questioned about why I believed the things that I had been taught my entire life. I would always respond, matter of factly, “Because it’s true.” Well, I got baptized when I was 8 years old, by my own choice. And with full support from my parents! As I got older, my standards, my beliefs, and my values were questioned a little more, especially as each year came and went.
In middle school, all of my elementary friends changed and started to choose to do things how they wanted to, because we each had a little more freedom. And so, with the rest of my classmates, I too, began to change. I don’t know if it was for the better, but I still stood up for the things that I had been taught to believe in, because I really didn’t know what else to believe in at that point. It was something that I could hold onto. In middle school, I learned quite a bit about who I was and I thought long and hard about what things I would like to have come from life.
In high school, I struggled. A Lot!! My freshman year, I chose to be friends with some people who changed how I viewed life and I started to change how I acted and how I was treating my family. I was definitely not happy, but I also knew that I would be able to make my own choices, so that I could learn and know for myself what things I liked. Towards the beginning of the second semester of my freshman year, my best friend from the First Grade passed away from a brain aneurysm and I was completely devastated. He was almost 15 years old and had so much potential and so many opportunities ahead of him. I got really mad at God and started to make choices, where the consequences weren’t helping me get what I wanted, so I would make sure that I did almost everything that I could, without making my parents angry, but that I still got to make my own choices. I started dating a guy my sophomore year and there were a couple of times where I made some choices that I knew would not lead me back to the road of happiness, and I knew that I needed to change. My junior year we got sister missionaries in our congregation at church and I started to go with them to help teach lessons to people who were learning more about the church. I’m so grateful for those two wonderful sisters, because they were what I needed to start changing things around in my life. I wanted to be happy, but I couldn’t find the courage to change, and once those sisters were moved to a new area, I started to hangout with the same people who were taking me away from where I wanted to be. My senior year consisted of a sweet friend dying and I struggled again from the pains of death. I good friend of mine, helped me out a lot at that time. He reminded me that this life isn’t the end and that I would see her again. That she was no longer struggling with things of the world and that she was at home with Heavenly Parents who loved her. He reminded me that those same Heavenly Parents love me too. I wasn’t alone through this.
Once I graduated high school, I made the choice to apply and attend Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho. The year between graduating and starting college, were full of rough patches, as I worked on changing from what I had become, to what I needed to become. My first year of college was hard. I dated a great guy my first semester, but broke up with him because something wasn’t right. It wasn’t him, but it was definitely me. I wasn’t the person that I needed to be, to become a wife or to think about marriage. I didn’t know for myself that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was true, but I did believe that bits and pieces of the things that I had been taught were true. I came home in April of 2016 and in three short weeks, my aunt passed away. I was still struggling with some things and I started to really struggle with her death. I started making it back to the temple, where we believe that we can find comfort and that through the sacred sealing power from worthy priesthood holders, we can be sealed for time and all eternity as a family. I went at this time to feel the comfort and feel the Savior’s love for me.
About this same time, I was asked to serve at church as the Activity Day leader and work with the younger girls between the ages of 8 and 11 years old. I didn’t know how I was going to do this calling. What do I have to teach these girls? What things can I share with them, that I know to be true? Over the past year and a half of serving as these sweet girls’ leader, I have started to learn that it isn’t always what we have to offer them, but sometimes what they can offer and teach us. These sweet girls helped me to know that I have a Father in Heaven, who loves me and I do love Him too. I have been able to know for myself that Jesus Christ is MY Savior! He died for each of us, that we might be able to return to live with our Father. I know that He died for ME! And He was resurrected as part of our Father’s plan. I know this to be true, and I cannot deny it!!
I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for me, and he has a plan for each of you! He loves each of us beyond all measure!! We might not know why we are being tried and put through certain temptations, but Heavenly Father does and he know that the outcomes will be unlike anything we might expect!! I know that this church is true! I know that the Book of Mormon is another testament of our Savior Jesus Christ and goes hand in hand with the Bible! I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God who restored the everlasting gospel to the earth and received the keys to the priesthood. I know that we all are trying to becme like God and that we can and will live with Him again!! I know these things and many other things to be true!
I learned for myself that I am a daughter of a Heavenly King and I have a divine destiny! I know that I can become a better person and that I can have true happiness and peace through His perfect plan!
If you have questions about what I believe or what members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believe, please contact me! Or if you want to talk with a missionary or a representative for the church, go to Moromon.org! Don’t give up because life is getting hard, because life can and will get better as you come unto Him! I love each of you so much!
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