The Family

                                                 Are soul mates fact or fiction ? One and only ? Is there a one- and only-person out there for you? The answer is no. Several leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have said that any righteous man and women can make a marriage work if they are willing to put in the work.  Why is the idea of a soul mate such a dangerous concept? It is because when people have the idea that there is one perfect person out there for them, they think that once they find them their marriage will be bliss. They will believe that when they marry their soul mate there will never be any contention between them and if there is then they must not be the one they were meant to be with. Couples may not try to resolve their differences and just give up on the marriage to go search for their one and only. Choose to stay ...

                                                                            Equal but different  What does equality look like ? Does marriage equality mean identical? No, to have equality in marriage a husband and wife do not have to have identical roles. What does this mean?  It means that a husband and wife support each other in their roles. I have often wondered if I am an equal partner to my husband because I stay home, and my husband works. I have even sometimes felt guilty because he must get up and work every day and I get to stay home. But I have learned that there are many things that I can do to be a support to my husband and create equality in my marriage.  I can support my husband by giving him encouragement every night when h...