Is there only one person for each of us? No, I don't think so. I don't think that there is only one person meant for each of us. I think that there is definitely more than one "perfect person" for each of us. We had a zone conference before our mission president was released and he did a kind of mini exit interview. He was talking to us about "the one". He told us that there could be this really special girl or boy in our lives and we would be totally in love. But one day, something could happen to them before the opportunity to be sealed could happen, and they die. What do we do then? We move on over time, and we meet someone else. We fall in love with them and we get sealed and we can have the chance to live happily ever after.
So to answer the question of only one person who is perfect for us, no. There are more than one person who is perfect for us. Heavenly Father put lots of people who have lots in common with us and we with them. We need to pray and make sure that they are the person that we want to spend eternity with. We need to make sure that for us, this is what we need and what we want. Things can change and people can change.
Monday, October 17, 2016
Sunday, October 16, 2016
The Family!
Currently, I am taking a class all about the family. We have been learning and researching so many things about the family, our Heavenly Father's plan for our family, why the family is so important, and so many other things.
We have been talking a lot about "The Family: A Proclamation to the World." In this amazing proclamation, our beloved prophet and the apostles talk to us about the many things that are a challenge to the family unit. We learn that each of us were made in the image of our Father in Heaven. We look just like him, because just as we learned in Genesis 1:27, "...In the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." We learn that we are the beloved spirit son or daughter of loving heavenly parents, who have created a divine nature and a divine destiny for each of us. They love us so much and we love them too.
In the pre-mortal realm, we knew and we worshipped God as our Eternal Father, we accepted his plan to come to this earth to gain a physical body and gain the earthly experience that each of us need "to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize our divine destiny as heirs of eternal life."
The first commandment that our Father in Heaven gave to Adam and Eve was to "multiply and replenish the earth." This commandment still remains in full force as it is important to our eternal life. It is further declared that "...God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife." It is affirmed of the sanctity of life and the importance that life has in God's eternal plan.
In the proclamation, we learn the outline of the family and the responsibility that a man and a woman have. A "husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children... Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live." We have a solemn responsibility and a sacred duty to our children. It is solemn and it is sacred. How can we or anybody ignore that it is solemn and it is so sacred to be parents of God's little children. We are promised that we as mothers and fathers, "will be held accountable before God for the discharge of our sacred obligations.
"The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan." We have a sacred duty to attend to our responsibilities that we agreed to before we came to this life. We agreed to have children someday. We agreed that we would help take care of them for time and all eternity. It matters that we uphold our side of our promise with God. We have sacred responsibilities and we are obligated to help one another as equal partners.
I believe in marriage for eternity. I know that through the sacred sealing power, I can be with my family for not only time, but I can be with them for eternity too. I know that marriage is supposed to be between a man and a woman, who are legally married. I know that children are sent here, so that we can help them learn and know of our Father in Heaven and to be taught of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I know that we have a solemn responsibility and a sacred duty to our Heavenly Father's children. I know that the church is true. I have a testimony of these things because I have prayed about them and I have learned for myself that this is how God wants things.
We have been talking a lot about "The Family: A Proclamation to the World." In this amazing proclamation, our beloved prophet and the apostles talk to us about the many things that are a challenge to the family unit. We learn that each of us were made in the image of our Father in Heaven. We look just like him, because just as we learned in Genesis 1:27, "...In the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." We learn that we are the beloved spirit son or daughter of loving heavenly parents, who have created a divine nature and a divine destiny for each of us. They love us so much and we love them too.
In the pre-mortal realm, we knew and we worshipped God as our Eternal Father, we accepted his plan to come to this earth to gain a physical body and gain the earthly experience that each of us need "to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize our divine destiny as heirs of eternal life."
The first commandment that our Father in Heaven gave to Adam and Eve was to "multiply and replenish the earth." This commandment still remains in full force as it is important to our eternal life. It is further declared that "...God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife." It is affirmed of the sanctity of life and the importance that life has in God's eternal plan.In the proclamation, we learn the outline of the family and the responsibility that a man and a woman have. A "husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children... Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live." We have a solemn responsibility and a sacred duty to our children. It is solemn and it is sacred. How can we or anybody ignore that it is solemn and it is so sacred to be parents of God's little children. We are promised that we as mothers and fathers, "will be held accountable before God for the discharge of our sacred obligations.
"The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan." We have a sacred duty to attend to our responsibilities that we agreed to before we came to this life. We agreed to have children someday. We agreed that we would help take care of them for time and all eternity. It matters that we uphold our side of our promise with God. We have sacred responsibilities and we are obligated to help one another as equal partners.I believe in marriage for eternity. I know that through the sacred sealing power, I can be with my family for not only time, but I can be with them for eternity too. I know that marriage is supposed to be between a man and a woman, who are legally married. I know that children are sent here, so that we can help them learn and know of our Father in Heaven and to be taught of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I know that we have a solemn responsibility and a sacred duty to our Heavenly Father's children. I know that the church is true. I have a testimony of these things because I have prayed about them and I have learned for myself that this is how God wants things.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
The Relationship Attachment Model.
The Relationship Attachment Model or RAM, consists of 5 different parts-Commit, Know, Trust, Rely, and Touch. Our author, felt that it was very important to have a very good balance between these 5 things. And I agree.
As we discussed in a marriage class that I took last year, a person has to start off somewhere, before they decide to go farther in other areas. It is always good to find a good balance between them, but starting out with having a lot of Touch, can be an issue. We talked about how important it is to know and trust somebody before you commit to them. After getting to know you and them getting to know you, you can gain a mutual trust between each other, that sooner than later, will gain a commitment for the both of you. Once you have gained a knowledge of each other, you trust each other, and you have decided to make a commitment to each other, you start to heavily rely on each other. And last but not least, after you have gotten to know each other, you have that trust and that commitment to one another now, and you rely on them, that is when touch should begin to start happening.
Something that I find important is when somebody can go through an entire relationship before marriage and not ever once touch the other person, for their own personal desires and gratification. This shows so much love that these two people must have towards each other. Some people start their relationship out with touch, and lots of times they regret this for their entire life.
As we discussed in a marriage class that I took last year, a person has to start off somewhere, before they decide to go farther in other areas. It is always good to find a good balance between them, but starting out with having a lot of Touch, can be an issue. We talked about how important it is to know and trust somebody before you commit to them. After getting to know you and them getting to know you, you can gain a mutual trust between each other, that sooner than later, will gain a commitment for the both of you. Once you have gained a knowledge of each other, you trust each other, and you have decided to make a commitment to each other, you start to heavily rely on each other. And last but not least, after you have gotten to know each other, you have that trust and that commitment to one another now, and you rely on them, that is when touch should begin to start happening.
Something that I find important is when somebody can go through an entire relationship before marriage and not ever once touch the other person, for their own personal desires and gratification. This shows so much love that these two people must have towards each other. Some people start their relationship out with touch, and lots of times they regret this for their entire life.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
How Marriage Has Affected My Life...
Marriage is something that we see around us a lot, especially as students in community where it is a norm. Marriage is something that I have grown up, being taught, that it is something that is not to be taken lightly. I have dated people throughout the past several years, some whom I can see myself marrying some day, others who I sometimes wonder, "why would Heavenly Father let me date somebody who I don't want to marry or have anything to do with now?" I can tell you why. It is because he loves me enough to allow me to make my own choices, to decide what I truly want in a husband for myself, and in a father for the children that he will bless us with some day. I know that can seem like kind of a strange thing to think about, but it is so true.
I was talking to a friend of mine, who said something that kind of shocked me. He said, "You girls all have a list of what you want the perfect husband to be. Well, to be honest, I have had a list up until a few months before I got home from my mission. I had all of these expectations of what I wanted in a perfect wife, and a perfect mother."
Wow. I seriously thought that it was always girls that had the list of the perfect spouse-that it was only us as girls who had that long horrifying list of the perfect spouse. I guess it really never occurred to me, that it is something that guys think about too. My friend said, "I gave up on that list after I realized, I need to marry who Heavenly Father wants me to marry." After hearing this last remark, I realized that over the span of the last five or so years, I too have been giving up on this precious list, that leaders would have us make in weekly activities.
I think of a talk given by Elder Robert D. Hales, in the October 2015 General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in which he addresses matters given to us as the younger generation in today's societies. Elder Hales says, "Again, may I speak frankly? The track that leads to marriage passes through the terrain called dating! Dating is the opportunity for lengthy conversations. When you date, you learn everything you can about each other. Get to know each other's families when possible. Are your goals compatible? Do you share the same feelings about the commandments, the Savior, the priesthood, the temple, parenting, callings in the Church, and serving others? Have you observed one another under stress, responding to success and failure, resisting anger, and dealing with setbacks? Does the person you are dating tear others down or build them up? Is his or her attitude and language and conduct what you would like to live with every day?
That said, none of us marry perfection; we marry potential. The right marriage is not only about what I want; it's also about what she-who's going to be my companion-wants and needs me to be."
Wow. How powerful is this message that our beloved apostle has shared with us?
I have realized, that no matter how perfect I want my husband to be, I remember that nobody is perfect. We all have mistakes and we all have the tendencies of the natural man. We all have mistakes, and we all have things that we are trying to work on and overcome. I used to have a really long list of what I wanted. But, after lots of dating, praying, and fasting, I know that the Lord has somebody who loves me for who I am, looking past my mistakes, and looking forward to the future that we will have together.
There have been several people who have amazing marriages that I would like to be like. There are my parents who show that working together can really actually happen. They have been the biggest blessing in my life and the biggest examples to me of what a marriage should look like.
There is the stake president who I grew up knowing as the stake president and his lovely wife, who always had good things to say about everyone. They were so humble and they loved to serve the Lord.
There is my sister and brother-in-law, who have been married for three years, but have been such blessings in my life. I am so grateful for them and the sweet little children that they have brought into this world.
There is my brother and sister-in-law who have shown over the past 8 months of marriage, that when sacrifices need to be made, they can be made. And life can definitely go on with the bare necessities.
There are so many more marriages that I admire, and I know that someday, I will be able to work on my own Happily Ever After!
I know that for sure, I want to be able to have my own marriage. Knowing that it won't be perfect, and my husband won't be just a list of expectations that I have always had for him. I don't even care about most of the list because I know that he will be perfect for me. I know that I want a marriage that will be forever, that I can be sealed to him for Time and all Eternity. Nothing can stop me from reaching that one goal. I think seeing examples of marriage, where things can be pretty rocky at times due to problems in the world, it makes me want to try harder to make a marriage work. And to make any relationship work.
I was talking to a friend of mine, who said something that kind of shocked me. He said, "You girls all have a list of what you want the perfect husband to be. Well, to be honest, I have had a list up until a few months before I got home from my mission. I had all of these expectations of what I wanted in a perfect wife, and a perfect mother."
Wow. I seriously thought that it was always girls that had the list of the perfect spouse-that it was only us as girls who had that long horrifying list of the perfect spouse. I guess it really never occurred to me, that it is something that guys think about too. My friend said, "I gave up on that list after I realized, I need to marry who Heavenly Father wants me to marry." After hearing this last remark, I realized that over the span of the last five or so years, I too have been giving up on this precious list, that leaders would have us make in weekly activities.
I think of a talk given by Elder Robert D. Hales, in the October 2015 General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in which he addresses matters given to us as the younger generation in today's societies. Elder Hales says, "Again, may I speak frankly? The track that leads to marriage passes through the terrain called dating! Dating is the opportunity for lengthy conversations. When you date, you learn everything you can about each other. Get to know each other's families when possible. Are your goals compatible? Do you share the same feelings about the commandments, the Savior, the priesthood, the temple, parenting, callings in the Church, and serving others? Have you observed one another under stress, responding to success and failure, resisting anger, and dealing with setbacks? Does the person you are dating tear others down or build them up? Is his or her attitude and language and conduct what you would like to live with every day?
That said, none of us marry perfection; we marry potential. The right marriage is not only about what I want; it's also about what she-who's going to be my companion-wants and needs me to be."
Wow. How powerful is this message that our beloved apostle has shared with us?
I have realized, that no matter how perfect I want my husband to be, I remember that nobody is perfect. We all have mistakes and we all have the tendencies of the natural man. We all have mistakes, and we all have things that we are trying to work on and overcome. I used to have a really long list of what I wanted. But, after lots of dating, praying, and fasting, I know that the Lord has somebody who loves me for who I am, looking past my mistakes, and looking forward to the future that we will have together.
There have been several people who have amazing marriages that I would like to be like. There are my parents who show that working together can really actually happen. They have been the biggest blessing in my life and the biggest examples to me of what a marriage should look like.
There is the stake president who I grew up knowing as the stake president and his lovely wife, who always had good things to say about everyone. They were so humble and they loved to serve the Lord.
There is my sister and brother-in-law, who have been married for three years, but have been such blessings in my life. I am so grateful for them and the sweet little children that they have brought into this world.
There is my brother and sister-in-law who have shown over the past 8 months of marriage, that when sacrifices need to be made, they can be made. And life can definitely go on with the bare necessities.
There are so many more marriages that I admire, and I know that someday, I will be able to work on my own Happily Ever After!
I know that for sure, I want to be able to have my own marriage. Knowing that it won't be perfect, and my husband won't be just a list of expectations that I have always had for him. I don't even care about most of the list because I know that he will be perfect for me. I know that I want a marriage that will be forever, that I can be sealed to him for Time and all Eternity. Nothing can stop me from reaching that one goal. I think seeing examples of marriage, where things can be pretty rocky at times due to problems in the world, it makes me want to try harder to make a marriage work. And to make any relationship work.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
How Our Children Are Using Their Time on Technology... And Other Things...
How are your children using their time? Are they using lots of screen time? Or are they doing things that could be helping them get farther in their lives and their education? What are your children doing while using up their "precious" screen time? Do you actually know what your kids are really looking at?
A study done by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows how the average kid really spends their day. The average kid spends 2.5 hours listening to music, almost 5 hours of television and movies, 3 hours of internet and video games, and only 38 minutes of good old fashioned reading. This right now adds up to about 75 hours every week of media usage. But this also doesn't include 1.5 hours of texting and 30 minutes of actual talking on the phone every day. Add all of this together and your child is using a mere average of 356 hours to the average month and almost 4,700 hours every year. What does this mean? This means that on average they are spending over half of the year using some sort of media/technology.
Ever wondering what your kids are doing after they ask to get onto Facebook and you allow them? What apps are they using. There are many kinds of apps that our children love to use. You might recognize a few of these apps that you might use as often as they do. There are texting apps, micro-blogging apps, live streaming, self destructing/secretive apps, and chatting/meeting/dating apps.
Some of the common texting apps are Kik, ooVoo, and WhatsApp are all very common texting apps. Some things that parents need to know about Kik is that its loaded with in app ads and purchasing and there is a need to be cautious of stranger danger. Kik has been linked with some high-profile crimes. OoVoo and WhatsApp can be a bit better than Kik because you can only chat with people who are in your contacts and have the app too, but ooVoo can become very addicting because of video chatting and WhatsApp becomes very pushy for your child to start adding other friends who don't have the app.
Common micro-blogging apps are Instragram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Vine. These are like online scrap-booking apps that allow teens and adults to share pictures and videos with others. Many times, things can be search using a hashtag and things shared are often open to the general public. Many things can be raunchy, pornographic, or can be related, to drugs, gangs, and other worldly things.
Live streaming apps aren't nearly as common as other apps, but one come app is YouNow. YouNow allows kids to stream live and watch things live. The main focus with this app is to get the most followers and have the biggest fan base.
Self-destructing and secretive apps are actually very common and some of the top apps are BurnNote, Snapchat, Whisper, YikYak. These apps allow people to send messages, videos, or pictures, and allow them to disappear after a small amount of time. Parents need to realize that these apps allow sexting to happen more often. Since these pictures and videos often only last "a few seconds" the chances of sexting and cyber-bullying happening, are much higher than people would honestly think that they are.
Chatting, meeting, and dating apps are much more common with people in their late teen years and in their 20's. These apps allow young people to meet and get to know other people who are their age, without having a real commitment. People need to realize that this can often be a very dangerous way to hook up with people. Some of the common relationship apps are MeetMe, Tinder, Omegle, and Skout.
I think that as we are having children who have phones, Ipads, and tablets, we need to know what apps it is that they are using. We need to be informed of the the things that they find fascinating and things that they are interested in. I know from my personal life, I often don't know somethings, even though, I am a part of the generation who uses technology all of the time. Can you even imagine, what could be happening with your child or teenager and you don't have any clue what is going on? This I feel is what most parents feel is happening to them.
Lets be the parents who can be their child's friend, but also be their parent too! We can't honestly expect them to listen to us, if we are just being their friend, but we also can't expect them to trust us, if we can't be an adult about things going on with them either. If you feel like your child or teen is spending a bit to much time on their social media, stand up and make a change. Go do something that you know they will honestly love! They will thank you for it later in life.
ABC news. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/WN/kids-electronics-study-shows-kids-spend-hours-day/story?id=9616699
Elgersma, C. (2016). Common Sense Media. Retrieved from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/16-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook
A study done by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows how the average kid really spends their day. The average kid spends 2.5 hours listening to music, almost 5 hours of television and movies, 3 hours of internet and video games, and only 38 minutes of good old fashioned reading. This right now adds up to about 75 hours every week of media usage. But this also doesn't include 1.5 hours of texting and 30 minutes of actual talking on the phone every day. Add all of this together and your child is using a mere average of 356 hours to the average month and almost 4,700 hours every year. What does this mean? This means that on average they are spending over half of the year using some sort of media/technology.
Ever wondering what your kids are doing after they ask to get onto Facebook and you allow them? What apps are they using. There are many kinds of apps that our children love to use. You might recognize a few of these apps that you might use as often as they do. There are texting apps, micro-blogging apps, live streaming, self destructing/secretive apps, and chatting/meeting/dating apps.
Some of the common texting apps are Kik, ooVoo, and WhatsApp are all very common texting apps. Some things that parents need to know about Kik is that its loaded with in app ads and purchasing and there is a need to be cautious of stranger danger. Kik has been linked with some high-profile crimes. OoVoo and WhatsApp can be a bit better than Kik because you can only chat with people who are in your contacts and have the app too, but ooVoo can become very addicting because of video chatting and WhatsApp becomes very pushy for your child to start adding other friends who don't have the app.
Common micro-blogging apps are Instragram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Vine. These are like online scrap-booking apps that allow teens and adults to share pictures and videos with others. Many times, things can be search using a hashtag and things shared are often open to the general public. Many things can be raunchy, pornographic, or can be related, to drugs, gangs, and other worldly things.
Live streaming apps aren't nearly as common as other apps, but one come app is YouNow. YouNow allows kids to stream live and watch things live. The main focus with this app is to get the most followers and have the biggest fan base.
Self-destructing and secretive apps are actually very common and some of the top apps are BurnNote, Snapchat, Whisper, YikYak. These apps allow people to send messages, videos, or pictures, and allow them to disappear after a small amount of time. Parents need to realize that these apps allow sexting to happen more often. Since these pictures and videos often only last "a few seconds" the chances of sexting and cyber-bullying happening, are much higher than people would honestly think that they are.
Chatting, meeting, and dating apps are much more common with people in their late teen years and in their 20's. These apps allow young people to meet and get to know other people who are their age, without having a real commitment. People need to realize that this can often be a very dangerous way to hook up with people. Some of the common relationship apps are MeetMe, Tinder, Omegle, and Skout.
I think that as we are having children who have phones, Ipads, and tablets, we need to know what apps it is that they are using. We need to be informed of the the things that they find fascinating and things that they are interested in. I know from my personal life, I often don't know somethings, even though, I am a part of the generation who uses technology all of the time. Can you even imagine, what could be happening with your child or teenager and you don't have any clue what is going on? This I feel is what most parents feel is happening to them.
Lets be the parents who can be their child's friend, but also be their parent too! We can't honestly expect them to listen to us, if we are just being their friend, but we also can't expect them to trust us, if we can't be an adult about things going on with them either. If you feel like your child or teen is spending a bit to much time on their social media, stand up and make a change. Go do something that you know they will honestly love! They will thank you for it later in life.
ABC news. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/WN/kids-electronics-study-shows-kids-spend-hours-day/story?id=9616699
Elgersma, C. (2016). Common Sense Media. Retrieved from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/16-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook
Thursday, March 3, 2016
For TIME... And All ETERNITY!!!
Marriage means different things to different people. For some it just means to be married and that is that. But for me, marriage means that I can be sealed for Time and ALL Eternity to my best friend. In today's day and age, marriage isn't as important as it used to be. But for many, there is still hope that there is one person. There are still people who believe that being married is of God.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. I also believe that when you are married, you can be sealed for time and all eternity to your spouse. It sounds kind of crazy, but it would be just as hard to have a family, have someone who you love so much and not be able to be with them forever.
Here are just a few quotes and a few scriptures about marriage that I like and love!!!
"A strong marriage rarely has two strong people at the same time. It is a husband and wife who take turns being strong for each other in the moments when the other feels weak." -Ashley Willis
"Rules for a Happy Marriage:
1. Never both be angry at the same time.
2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.
3. If one of you has to win an argument, let it be your spouse.
4.If you have to criticize, do it lovingly.
5. Never bring up mistakes from the past.
6. Neglect the whole world rather than each other.
7. Never go to sleep with an argument unsettled.
8. At least once a day say a kind word or pay a compliment to your partner.
9. When you have done something wrong, admit it and ask for forgiveness.
10. It takes two to make a quarrel, and the one in the wrong is usually the one who does the most talking." -Unknown
"You don't marry someone you can live with-You marry the person you cannot live without."
-Unknown
"We simply can't abandon ship every time we encounter a storm in our marriage. Real love is about weathering the storms of live together." -Seth Adam Smith
"Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered."
-Richard G. Scott
"If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don't expose it to the elements. You don't make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, You lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by." -Elder F. Burton Howard
"None of us marry perfection; we marry potential." -Robert D. Hales
"Marriage & Children are not part of the plan of happiness, it IS the plan of happiness."
-Boyd K. Packer
"Many things are good, many are important, but only a few are essential."-D. Todd Christofferson
"Make it your goal to create a marriage that feels like the safest place on earth." -Greg Smalley
"Peace I leave with you. My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27
If you would like to learn more of what I believe or what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints stance on marriage is you can email me or visit lds.org or mormon.org to talk with the missionaries! :)
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. I also believe that when you are married, you can be sealed for time and all eternity to your spouse. It sounds kind of crazy, but it would be just as hard to have a family, have someone who you love so much and not be able to be with them forever.
Here are just a few quotes and a few scriptures about marriage that I like and love!!!
"A strong marriage rarely has two strong people at the same time. It is a husband and wife who take turns being strong for each other in the moments when the other feels weak." -Ashley Willis
"Rules for a Happy Marriage:
1. Never both be angry at the same time.
2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.
3. If one of you has to win an argument, let it be your spouse.
4.If you have to criticize, do it lovingly.
5. Never bring up mistakes from the past.
6. Neglect the whole world rather than each other.
7. Never go to sleep with an argument unsettled.
8. At least once a day say a kind word or pay a compliment to your partner.
9. When you have done something wrong, admit it and ask for forgiveness.
10. It takes two to make a quarrel, and the one in the wrong is usually the one who does the most talking." -Unknown
"You don't marry someone you can live with-You marry the person you cannot live without."
-Unknown
"We simply can't abandon ship every time we encounter a storm in our marriage. Real love is about weathering the storms of live together." -Seth Adam Smith
"Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered."
-Richard G. Scott
"If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don't expose it to the elements. You don't make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, You lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by." -Elder F. Burton Howard
"None of us marry perfection; we marry potential." -Robert D. Hales
"Marriage & Children are not part of the plan of happiness, it IS the plan of happiness."
-Boyd K. Packer
"Many things are good, many are important, but only a few are essential."-D. Todd Christofferson
"Make it your goal to create a marriage that feels like the safest place on earth." -Greg Smalley
"Peace I leave with you. My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27
If you would like to learn more of what I believe or what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints stance on marriage is you can email me or visit lds.org or mormon.org to talk with the missionaries! :)
Monday, February 22, 2016
Woah!!! What just happened...
Wow!!! Just WOW!!! Can you believe that it is already midterms up here?!! I seriously can't believe it! At this point in time things are going crazy out here in the Iceburg of Idaho. I have just completed the first half of my second semester of my freshman year of college... AKA... My second semester of the 13th grade!!! Wow... Life just doesn't want to slow down at all!!!
SO... The last few weeks... They have definitely been exciting! And crazy... Where to begin first is the big question!!!
My big brother is having a baby!!! ITS A BOY!!! I am just so darn excited because I get to have another baby in the family!!! Who knew it could be so exciting... JK... We all knew how exciting it is...
My little Lena is about 6 weeks old. How crazy is that?! I feel like it was just yesterday that I was getting sweet little pictures of her being a newborn! Its insane to think she is almost 2 months old. I don't know how time flew by so quickly. I just feel like it was yesterday. But in about 6 weeks, I get to meet this little cutie for the first time in both our lives... I can't wait to hold her. (Just hoping that she doesn't scream and cry when I do.
My little man turns 2 years old in about a week and a half. He is my little sweet heart and my favorite munchkin!!! So happy early birthday to my "BIG" little man!!!! I love you so much Bubby!!!
SO... The last few weeks... They have definitely been exciting! And crazy... Where to begin first is the big question!!!
My big brother is having a baby!!! ITS A BOY!!! I am just so darn excited because I get to have another baby in the family!!! Who knew it could be so exciting... JK... We all knew how exciting it is...
My little Lena is about 6 weeks old. How crazy is that?! I feel like it was just yesterday that I was getting sweet little pictures of her being a newborn! Its insane to think she is almost 2 months old. I don't know how time flew by so quickly. I just feel like it was yesterday. But in about 6 weeks, I get to meet this little cutie for the first time in both our lives... I can't wait to hold her. (Just hoping that she doesn't scream and cry when I do.
My little man turns 2 years old in about a week and a half. He is my little sweet heart and my favorite munchkin!!! So happy early birthday to my "BIG" little man!!!! I love you so much Bubby!!!
In about 6 weeks, I get to see my parents!!! I can't wait!!! I'm going to get to go to the Salt Lake City temple with them and I get to pick them up from the airport!!! Nothing like taking your daughter on your 25th wedding anniversary. Not like there is a whole they can do about that though. I'm actually quite ready to be able to go home and have them drive home with me!!! Their my biggest supporters so why wouldn't I be happy and excited!!!
So... In one of my classes, we have been talking about the blessings that we have seen in our lives and any sacred experiences that we have had personally. If you wouldn't mind sharing, comment the blessings that you've seen in your life. What blessings do you hold near and dear to your heart? What sacred experiences have you had that you hold near and dear?
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