Eternal Marriage

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that eternal love is more than a poetic notion, it is God's greatest desire for His children. To qualify for this blessing, Latter-day Saints believe a husband and wife must work together as equal partners, serving each other and obeying the Lord. In this sermon, given at the April 2003 General Conference, F. Burton Howard celebrates the complete investment an eternal marriage requires.

If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it... You don't make it common or ordinary... It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by.

Eternal Marriage:
F. Burton Howard General Conference 04/06/2003

How Do I Love Thee?

On February 15th 2000, Jeffrey R. Holland addressed an audience of Brigham Young University students on the subjects of love and romance.

I like Mormon and Paul's language that says one who truly loves is not "puffed up." Haven't you ever been with someone who was so conceited, so full of themselves that they seemed like the Pillsbury Doughboy? Fred Allen said once that he saw such a fellow walking down Lovers' Lane holding his own hand. True love blooms when we care more about another person than we care about ourselves.

Elder Holland's sermon is honest, simple, and sweet. I recommend this 'talk' to couples and single individuals who could use some guidance in matters of the heart. Couldn't we all?

How Do I Love Thee?:
Jeffrey R. Holland BYU Devotional 02/15/2000