I have to say, I am so grateful for this class and how I feel it is preparing me to be a better wife and Mother. Let me just say this right off the bat, I know I'm not perfect and I'm not an expert on this topic but, the things I share are just my personal feelings and beliefs! This week there was a lot of discussion on dating, marriage and boundaries. Our teacher said to us several times "setting appropriate boundaries is the goal." There are all kinds of things we are going to need to adjust to when we get married. Things such as finances, drawing new boundaries with the opposite sex, little things such as sharing a bed with someone or a bathroom, differences in general! But, I want to just talk a bit about boundaries. This was a huge part of our discussion today. I look forward to marrying my best friend. I look forward to loving him unconditionally and serving him and spoiling him. Needless to say I am very excited. Having said that, I do recognize that it will be an adjustment. I LOVE to tell my Mom everything. I love to talk to my best friends about my life. Having said that I know that it is important when I get married to adjust that. Things that happen between you and your spouse should stay between you. It isn't appropriate to blab to others about your husband or wife. Or to even complain about each other. Your marital problems are between you and your spouse and always always Heavenly Father. Not you, your spouse and your Mom or your Dad or your sister or brother or even your best friend. Every challenge we face in marriage will be an opportunity to work together and strengthen our relationship with our spouse. It can be a positive one if we allow it to be and if we work together. We talked today about two things that husband and wife should do from day one. 1. Always have FHE every week. Start out right away and make it a pattern in your life. 2. Go out on a date every week. Never stop dating each other. My teacher is awesome and for the past 30 some years him and his wife have barely missed a date week. That is an incredible example to me! Another thing I want to talk about is the importance of treating your spouse as the most precious person on this earth. We discussed how easy it is to be mean to those we love. We discussed that even though the world may say its "normal" to be mean or negative towards the ones we are closest too that should never be the case, especially when it comes to your spouse. Right now in my life, I am obviously not married, so some of you may say I have no idea what I'm talking about but, being 24 years old and single as an LDS girl at BYU Idaho comes with it's challenges and heart aches of its own. To say I am ready and excited to marry my best friend is an understatement. It is something I yearn for. The day I get married is going to be one of the greatest days of my life. I will probably cry buckets of tears because it's finally happened! haha. Having said that, I feel this waiting period has been difficult but, I can say that when I am married I am going to cherish that marriage. I will always do my best to never take it for granted. I am not perfect so I'm sure at some times in my life I will but, now, I feel it is something I will be so thankful for every single day. It is my dream as I discussed before to be a Mom and a wife. It is something I am going to treasure, cherish and be eternally grateful for. Think of it, to be LOVED by someone who you love back. To be best friends with them and to be able to have them for eternity. That is an incredible treasure. To be a Mom and raise precious children with your best friend, that is also an incredible blessing and treasure. Why should we ever treat our spouses as anything less than a precious treasure in our lives? They should be and always remain a treasure even through the darkest moments and hardest trials of our lives. Because, I know those hard times will come. It's so important to remember this a we struggle and as they annoy us or bother us. LOVE, charity, forgiveness, communication they are all so important in a relationship. God blesses us with spouses to help us through this journey called life. Let us always show our thanks by loving, treasuring, cherishing, and taking care of our spouses. By showing them they are the most precious person on the earth to you. xox, Sarah
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