As I am relatively new to blogging, I often think about why I am writing and sharing my personal thoughts with strangers. I have been a very private person for over 50 years. I remember the day I decided to start all of this, I wanted to do something to make people feel good. Thinking then, as I do now, even if only one person ever reads any of my little blogs and it puts a smile on their face or a warm feeling in their heart, then it is all worth a little of my free time.
Tonight it hit me! It’s my new found religion that makes me want to do all of this. Part of the writing is because I am so excited about my religion I want everyone to feel the same, no matter what religion they are. I definitely don’t write for my ego. I don’t care about being popular. I just want to make someone else feel good, like I do.
A few weeks ago at Church they handed out this notice to everyone:
Those who are married should consider their union as their most cherished earthly relationship. A spouse is the only person other than the Lord whom we have been commanded to love with all our heart.
Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither person exercising dominion over the other, but with each encouraging, comforting, and helping the other.
Because marriage is such an important relationship in life, it needs and deserves time over less-important commitments. Couples can strengthen their marriage as they take time to talk together and to listen to one another, to be thoughtful and respectful, and to express tender feelings and affection often.
Marriage partners must be loyal to one another and faithful in their marriage covenants in thought, word, and deed. The Lord has said, “Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else” (D & C 42:22). The phrase “none else” teaches that no person, activity, or possession should ever take precedence over the marriage relationship.
I am not sure which Church member prepared this for us. I am sure he or she won’t mind if I publish it though because I know that person doesn’t care about being popular either. The following are only a few references from the many books of scriptures:
Gen. 2: 24
"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."
Matt. 19: 5
"And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?"
Mark 10: 7
"For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;"
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