Best Dating Advice Ever!

"When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.  Our love of The Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities.  We should put God ahead of everyone else in our lives."

Ezra Taft Benson, "The Great Commandment - Love The Lord" April General Confernce 1988

David A. Bednar - "Become What You Hope Your Spouse Will Be!"

Elder David A. Bednar and his wife had an incredible conversation with Sheri Dew on "The Mormon Channel."  You can go listen to the whole program here: http://www.mormonchannel.org/conversations/1.  Here is some fabulous advice he offered on seeking a spouse:

“As we visit with young adults all over the church often they will ask, ‘What are the characteristics I should look for in a future spouse?”’

"As though they have some checklist of I need to find someone who has these three or four or five things.And I rather forcefully say to them,

‘You are so arrogant to think that you are some catch and that you want someone else who has these five things for you. If you found somebody who had these three or four or five characteristics you are looking for, what makes you think they’d want to marry you? The list is not for evaluating someone else. The list is for you, for me and what I or you need to become. And so if there are three primary characteristics that I hope to find in an eternal companion than those are the three things I ought to be working to become. Then it will be attractive to someone who has those things. So my advice is, you’re not on a shopping spree looking for the greatest value with a series of characteristics. You become what you hope your spouse will be and you’ll have a greater likelihood of finding that person!"

Does Your Date "Measure Up"?

“And one good yardstick as to whether a person might be the right one for you is this: in her presence, do you think your noblest thoughts, do you aspire to your finest deeds, do you wish you were better than you are?” (Ezra Taft Benson, Conference Report, Apr. 1988, 59; or Ensign, May 1988, 53).

"If You Want Something to Last Forever, You Treat it Differently!"

"If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don’t expose it to the elements. You don’t make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by." (F. Burton Howard, April 2003)

You can watch the entire talk here:

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2003/04/eternal-marriage?lang=eng

It's incredible!!!

Love Life At a Crossroads?

Is your dating life not what you expected?  Do you feel confused about whidh way to turn?  Are there multiple paths you could take?  Are you frustrated with where you've been and not sure which way to go now?  This amazing scripture from the Book of Proverbs contains wisdom for you!

 

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."  (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Date Nice People!

“In a dating and courtship relationship, I would not have you spend five minutes with someone who belittles you, who is constantly critical of you, who is cruel at your expense and may even call it humor.”

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “How Do I Love Thee?” New Era, Oct. 2003, 6.