"Under the law of the Lord, a marriage, like a human life, is a
precious, living thing. If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them. We do not
give up. While there is any prospect of life, we seek healing again and again.
The same should be true of our marriages, and if we seek Him, the Lord will
help us and heal us.
Latter-day Saint spouses should do all within their power to
preserve their marriages….They should be best friends, kind and considerate,
sensitive to each other’s needs, always seeking to make each other happy. They
should be partners in family finances, working together to regulate their
desires for temporal things….
Don’t treasure up past wrongs, reprocessing them again and
again. In a marriage relationship, festering is destructive; forgiving is
divine (see D&C 64:9–10).
Plead for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord to forgive wrongs…to overcome
faults, and to strengthen relationships….
A good marriage does not require a perfect man or a perfect
woman. It only requires a man and a woman committed to strive together toward
perfection."
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, "Divorce", April 2007 General Conference
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