![]() ![]() In other words, it requires charity, the pure love of Christ. It requires you to be kind, envy not, seek not your own, not be easily provoked, think no evil, and rejoice in the truth. “Those who save their marriages understand that this pursuit takes time, patience, and, above all, the blessings of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. 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.” “That said, none of us marry perfection we marry potential. Are your goals compatible? Do you share the same feelings about the commandments, the Savior, the priesthood, the temple, parenting, cal lings 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? ![]() Get to know each other’s families when possible. When you date, learn everything you can about each other. “Again, may I speak frankly? The track that leads to marriage passes through the terrain called dating! Dating is the opportunity for lengthy conversations. It is also the most enduring and most powerful virtue.” How rich are those who enjoy it in their associations with family, friends, and neighbors! Love, like faith, is a gift of God. Love is the security for which children weep, the yearning of youth, the adhesive that binds marriage, and the lubricant that prevents devastating friction in the home it is the peace of old age, the sunlight of hope shining through death. ![]() Love is at the beginning also, and from it springs the beauty that arched across the sky on a stormy day. Yet it is not found only at the end of the rainbow. It is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, here are quotes from the prophets, scriptures and hymns to remind us of the true meaning of love. ![]()
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