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Answering questions about marriage and family
Last week we wrote about the importance of distinguishing between people who are "interested" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and should be invited to have the missionaries and those who are merely "curious" and need a thoughtful and well-worded answer to a question they...
Losing a Spouse
Mormon Life says: Everyone in this life experiences death, but it’s still incredible how personal it is, especially if the person you’ve lost is your spouse. These are some thoughts from those who have been there.
When you lose a spouse, you wonder, How can life possibly go on? How am I supposed to get through this? How am I even supposed to get out of bed?It’s hard, but you can do it, even if “doing it”...
Higher Places in Paradise
Mormon Life says: After losing my wife to cancer, I had to learn to live, love, and grieve all at the same time. I'm still learning to feel my way without her physically beside me, but I am learning more of the deeper meaning of eternal love.
Click here to read our article on losing a spouse--whether you have or someone you know is struggling--and how to cope.Love is a redeeming emotion and grief is love’s shadow. I am now living in that...
Dave Ramsey: What's Your Emergency Fund Range
Mormon Life says: How do we determine whether to save on the high or low end of the emergency range?
Dear Dave,In your plan, you talk about Baby Step 3 as saving enough to have three to six months of expenses in your emergency fund. My husband and I were wondering how you can determine whether you...
Mormon Parenting: Our No. 1 idea for parenting, marriage
People occasionally ask us, "If you could just recommend one thing to parents or to marriage partners, what would it be?"
We love something called "The Five Facet Review" because it has such positive impacts both on parenting and on marriages.
It works like this:
Bishop Burton joins leaders to promote religious freedom and marriage
Mormon Life says: The letter he signed promotes the protection of marriage between a man and a woman.
Last Thursday, Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, H. David Burton, joined 38 prominent leaders of different faiths in signing a letter advocating traditional...
New Pew survey reinforces Mormon's top goals of family, marriage
Mormon Life says: Interesting fact: In 38% of LDS couples, both the husband and wife work, versus 62% of non-LDS couples.
Editor's note: This article is the second in a five-part series examining survey findings on Mormons in America . Read the first article here. After dinner, three baths, four bedtime stories and...
{A&E} Secrets, Marriage, & Technology
Mormon Life says: My stake has recently seen a slew of disciplinary counsels that all started with technology. It's alarming, and it's got me thinking: what's the best way to avoid these things with an unavoidable reality like technology?
My stake was recently given a very serious and reprimanding Sunday School lesson by our stake presidency, and rightfully so. In the past two months, there have been eight disciplinary counsels in my...
Single Women: How to Get More Attention, Affection, and Commitment Now
Mormon Life says: To ensure that 2012 is the year that you get love, attention, and affection, avoid these five common dating mistakes and apply these five secrets for success instead.
A single woman may mistakenly believe:if she walks across the room to meet a man, he’ll be more interested in her;if she is excessively and easily available, he’ll want her;if she is his friend,...
Single Men: How to Get More Attention, Affection, and Commitment Now
Mormon Life says: To ensure that 2012 is the year that you get love, attention, and affection, avoid these five common dating mistakes and apply these five secrets for success instead.
A single man may mistakenly believe:if he says nice things to a woman, she’ll be more interested in him;if he’s immediately available and accommodating, she’ll value, respect, and appreciate him;if...
{Single Saints} Dating Resolutions for the New Year
Whether you’re single, in a relationship, or married, there are always ways you can improve your love life to increase the happiness of yourself and your (current or potential) significant other.Single1. Try something new. Take a yoga class, join a local hiking group, learn a new language at your...
Guessing can harm marriages
Mormon Life says: LDS author Orson Scott Card addresses a pretty touchy subject: intimacy. I think he does a good job and makes some great points.
Editor's note: This column discusses the challenges of marital communication about intimacy. Why do marriages break up? Arguments about the children, about money, about religion, about sex;...
Generosity with spouse key to why married parents happier than others, study says
Couples who value each other first and show it abundantly are more happily married than others, according to new research from the the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. In fact, generosity ranked just behind sexual satisfaction and commitment as a predictor of a happy...
Dave Says: Co-signing Leads to Stupid Tax
Mormon Life says: A collection agency is after my wife for a loan she co-signed years ago. Do we have a better option than bankruptcy?
Dear Dave,My wife co-signed on a loan for an ex-boyfriend five years ago when they were together, before we even met. Now a collection agency is after her. Our attorney has recommended we take...
{Single Saints} Inner Beauty Is Not Enough
Mormon Life says: Author’s note: Though my message was meant to be encouraging, I failed to clarify a few sensitive points. I didn’t consider that in today’s unrelenting assault of negative body messages, my blog might be misconstrued as an invitation to conform to society’s ideals. We should recognize that we each have a personal best that exists independently of what society tells us, one that should be attained out of a sense of personal achievement, not solely to attract a mate. I was wrong to address the article primarily toward women, because men can be equally guilty of failing to care for themselves. I also realize that one cannot simply look at another person and make an accurate judgment on how well that person cares for him- or herself. Nevertheless, the overall message of this blog remains: “Figure out your personal health and appearance standard, then work toward it.” Please bear that in mind as you read the following.
We’ve all heard that beauty is on the inside, in the eye of the beholder, or somewhere else beyond the realm of the physical. And while I will not argue against the idea that inner beauty—a...
