This week the main topic was preparing for marriage. Even though I have already picked the person I want to spend the eternities with, these helpful hints apply to me. We talked about the importance of dating. Today the rage is "hanging out." We miss out on so many things, and conversations when we just "hang out" with groups of friends. The decision of marriage is hard enough, but without enough dating and getting to know each other, it could be even more difficult.
The dating topic is also a very good reminder to me as someone who has been married for two years. My husband and I need to do a better job at keeping things fun and entertaining. Dating is something we need to do even after being married for fifty years.
As I look back on my dating experience with my husband, I am grateful for the time we took to get to know each other in different situations, and seasons. I loved seeing how he interacting and treated his friends and family. Both of which were very important to me.
Before jumping into the big commitment of marriage, be sure important topics and future plans are discussed. I also believe that it is vital you enjoy having fun together. Don't take things and life in general too seriously.
I loved this quote by President Kimball. Our decision about marriage effects generations to come. Choose wisely.
“Marriage is perhaps the most vital of all the decisions and has the most far-reaching effects, for it has to do not only with immediate happiness, but eternal joy as well. It affects not only the two people involved, but their families and particularly their children and their children’s children down through the many generations.” (Spencer W. Kimball, 1976, Marriage and Divorce, 2)
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