Straight Talk About Strengthening Marriage Intimately
 
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  Chapter 11: Becoming One—Spiritual Intimacy
 
  • "Righteousness is the surest way to happiness. Following the Savior's example and adhering to gospel principles brings happiness both in marriage and in life."

  • "Couples can go through the motions of spirituality and righteousness, but without sharing thoughts and feelings associated with righteous behaviors, spiritual intimacy may still be lacking between husband and wife."

  • "Misplaced priorities involving worthy activities can be even more insidious than blatantly destructive activities. In an attempt to fulfill the need to feel valued and important, good and worthy activities such as community or church service are sometimes given precedence over the needs within the family."

  • "When you know who you really are and what you’re here for, Satan loses power to tempt you and thwart your earthly mission."

  • "The personal scripture study system I’ve discovered and developed has been a blessing to me and has revolutionized my scripture study. I didn’t want to just go through the motions of scriptures study to 'get it done.' I wanted to learn something. I wanted to be inspired and enlightened every time."

  • "Regular repentance and forgiveness keeps molehills in our marriage from becoming mountains."

  • "Putting God first sometimes means putting your church responsibilities first, but other times it means putting your spouse or children first. Putting God first should never mean that your family is relegated to receiving your leftover time and energy."

  • "Through temple attendance, lives, marriages, and families are blessed beyond measure, for the temple is a place of learning, revelation, power, peace and comfort."

  • "The differences between husband and wife encourage them to grow in the specific areas in which they may be weak. This helps couples develop personal wholeness and completeness, which allows them to become one with one another and with God."