The Family Project

 Chapter 3 Foundational Processes for an Enduring, Healthy, and Happy Marriage by Stephen F. Duncan and Sara S. McCarty Zasukha          6 Foundations to practice to make your marriage healthy, happy, and enduring:  Foundation 1: Personal commitment to marriage covenant Bruce C. Hafen discusses the difference between a covenant marriage and contractual marriage.   In a contractual marriage, each party gives 50% effort. In a covenant marriage, each party gives 100% effort. I noticed that most secular marriages lean towards being a contractual marriage. This is the link for the talk.   It really has a lot of great information on building a covenant marriage and the power it can have in your life: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1996/10/covenant-marriage?lang=eng There are two kinds of commitment. Constraint or a sense of obligation and personal dedication which leads to sacrifice.   Processes ...

Chapter 32 The Eternal Family: A Plain and Precious Part of the Plan of Salvation by Daniel K Judd. Plan of redemption contains whole gospel and is founded on: • Creation of earth and all mankind • Fall of adam and eve, and their posterity • Atonement of jesus Christ Each experiences periods of creation: start of marriage, start of new school year, birth of a child, new calling, etc…. One of my favorite parts of the Proclamation: Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Cool things I learned this week or quotes I liked: • “spirit beings are in adult form. They were adults before their mortal experience, and they are in adult form after death, even if they die as infants or children.” (Teachings of presidents of the church, Joseph F. Smith, p 131-132) • God did not create the pattern of family; it is an eternal pattern! • Great cornerstone of valiance in cause of righteousness is obedience...