Marriage & Family
What Advice to Give a 16-year-old that is Starting to Date?
Dating. What could be more exciting for a young teenager to start thinking about? Those big feelings about another person will be totally new and scary. Does he like me? What if she says no if I ask her out? What if I like him and he doesn’t like me? Every teen goes through these kinds of thoughts at some point. So, what would you advise your young friend about dating?
First, date in groups. It is way more fun to go do things as a small group so there isn’t as much pressure to make conversation just between the...
Should I Let My Kids Sin so They Learn What is Wrong?
In our religious culture, it is not uncommon that we tend to be extremely critical of our own efforts.
For some reason, we tell ourselves that if our children don’t serve a mission, don’t have an Ivy League or BYU degree, marriage and at least one child by twenty-four years old, we...
Love is How You Understand Eternity
I remember watching a video clip produced by the Church many years ago. A married woman stated, “I didn’t get married just so that I could get divorced.”
That comment has always stuck with me. I thought about it as I dated. I thought about it as my sweetheart and I...
How to Pray for Help as a Parent
Parenting is not easy
That seems like one of those phrases that makes everyone say “Duh”. Before I was married, I thought I had all the answers about how to raise children. How wrong I was.
Charity for Our Companion is the Only Eternal Principle
I think sometimes we look at charity as the ultimate characteristic of perfection.
Perhaps we believe that if we haven’t perfected charity in this life, we have wasted our time here. Maybe we need to have a better understanding of charity. It isn’t as daunting as what some of us might...
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