That We May Be One...

 I loved President Eyeing's talk, "That We May Be One".  If both spouses are keeping the spirit with them and focusing there lives around the Savior, they are one in purpose.  As we are one in purpose we work together more harmoniously.  President Eyring also talked about how breaking commandments can destroy our unity.  It is hard to have a successful marriage without unity.  I have a friend who was married in the temple, but her husband went through a period of time when he decided that he was not going to pay tithing.  This was so hard for my friend.  She still kept this commandment and her husband did not.  they were not able to attend the temple together.  this caused a major break in their unity as a couple.  Striving to keep the commandments together and creating a similar purpose will stregthen our unity.

   I can see the wisdon in councils.  Growing up, my family had family home evening on Monday nights and on Sunday nights we had family council.  During our family council we would go over the "business" side of our family unit.  What activities were on the calendar, what projects are due for school, who needs a ride, ect.  I loved our family council meetings just as much as our family home evenings.  Our council meetings helped to keep us focused and to be aware of what the other members of our family had going on.  Now, I have also had the opportunity to participate in ward councils.  what a great experience this has been.  keeping every quorum of the ward on the same page.  Making sure that noone falls through the cracks.  I love that the church puts such importance on this idea of counciling together.