This week has had some great articles
and videos. I especially liked the article by President Hinckley on “Loyalty”
from the priesthood session, April 2003. He emphasized the importance of
loyalty to God, to the church, to ourselves, and especially to our marriage.
This stood out to me a lot since it seems like the topic of marriage
difficulties comes up so often lately. Sometimes I wonder if there is any one
that is actually happy in their marriage. Of course I’m sure there are many
happy marriages, but it’s very evident that marriage is not always the easiest
thing to be involved in. I look at marriage as being more like a roller
coaster. We have our ups and our downs. Sometimes when stress is high our “downs”
seem to drag on for very long stretches of time. I was actually thinking about
my marriage today as a friend was venting to me the concerns she was
experiencing with hers. She loves her husband, but was just experiencing a moment
of frustration as all of us do. I thought about some of the various down times
my husband and I have experienced and wondered if they could’ve been less “down”
if I had handled them differently. It was a really good moment of reflection
for me. Am I loyal to my husband? I’ve never cheated on him, been dishonest
with him, hurt him, or any other negative thing I can think of. But have I
always been supportive of him? Have I always given him the benefit of the
doubt? Have I always put him before myself? These were tough questions to
honestly answer, but good questions I think we should all take time to
contemplate occasionally to make sure we are doing our part in making our
marriage an enjoyable one that will be strong enough for the eternities.
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