“Marriage brings greater possibilities for
happiness than does any other human relationship. Yet some married couples fall
short of their full potential. They let their romance become rusty, take each
other for granted, allow other interests or clouds of neglect to obscure the
vision of what their marriage really could be. Marriages would be happier if
nurtured more carefully.”
~Elder Russell M. Nelson~
Marriage is an important step that we all may choose
to take. We make the necessary preparation to change our lives around and offer
our hearts to the person that we love. I believe that the most important aspect
of marriage is communication. By communication, I mean talking openly, not holding back your feelings, we should get to the point that we are more concerned with the other than with ourselves. We need to honor each other enough to realize that in the big scheme of things, we are not really all that important compared to the other person. When we work together to do what the other person needs a connection is formed and allows us to truly be happy.
Russell M. Nelson says in a talk entitled “Nurturing Marriage” and says, “Good communication includes taking time to plan together. Couples need private time to observe, to talk, and really listen to each other. They need to cooperate—helping each other as equal partners. They need to nurture their spiritual as well as physical intimacy. They should strive to elevate and motivate each other. Marital unity is sustained when goals are mutually understood. Good communication is also enhanced by prayer. To pray with specific mention of a spouse’s good deed (or need) nurtures a marriage.”
Russell M. Nelson says in a talk entitled “Nurturing Marriage” and says, “Good communication includes taking time to plan together. Couples need private time to observe, to talk, and really listen to each other. They need to cooperate—helping each other as equal partners. They need to nurture their spiritual as well as physical intimacy. They should strive to elevate and motivate each other. Marital unity is sustained when goals are mutually understood. Good communication is also enhanced by prayer. To pray with specific mention of a spouse’s good deed (or need) nurtures a marriage.”
As we communicate it is
important to realize that we are working together to build each other up. Discussing openly what is going on is extremely important. We should
not speak/communicate/discuss with anger, trying to point out flaws, we should be trying to figure out what
is going on and what needs to happen to be able to better communicate and work
on your relationship with your spouse.
Nurturing a marriage is
not just communication, Elder Nelson gave a few other things that help nurture
a marriage, and he said that it is important “to appreciate, to communicate, and to contemplate.” As we work on nurturing our
marriages it is important to just simply love each other. If we love each other
every problem that arises will seem insignificant.
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