Marriage between a man and a woman is essential to God’s plan. An eternal, or covenant marriage is therefore of the upmost importance. In my readings this week, I really loved the talk from Elder Bednar titled, “Marriage is Essential to His Plan”. Elder Bednar said, “Righteous marriage is a commandment and an essential step in the process of creating a loving family relationship that can be perpetuated beyond the grave.” Last week, my sister’s husband passed away suddenly. They had been married for a short seven weeks. This has been extremely difficult. The one thing that is getting my sister through this is the knowledge that she was sealed to her husband in the temple and will be with him again. Keeping our families together forever is the only way.
As we work on our eternal marriages there are many pitfalls that we must look out for and avoid. Elder Bruce Hafen talked about three of these pitfalls in his talk, “Covenant Marriage”. He called them the three wolves. These three wolves are natural adversity, our own imperfections, and the excessive individualism that has spawned today’s contractual attitudes. In my opinion the greatest challenge today is excessive individualism. We live in a world where the traditional family is being broken down and even put down. I sometimes feel like one might get teased for having a mom and a dad that are married! The norms have shifted so much. It seems as though the world has given up on marriage and families.
Teaching our children in the home from the very beginning is so important. Being aware of these wolves as a couple and being able to communicate and talk about problems is key. As long as we stay close to the Lord and keep or testimonies strong, we can be eternal families.
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