Protecting Your Marriage

Most people don’t think twice about insuring their home or car or things that are valuable. They don’t think twice about installing security measures like screens and alarms. But what about protecting your marriage? What can you and I do to protect our marriages? Here are some suggestions. And no, these aren’t all mine. Many came from families.com members. Respect and being careful about the way we talk to our spouse. It was interesting to see how many of you mentioned this as essential. No marriage is great absolutely great all the time. Your spouse isn’t perfect and neither are … Continue reading

The Dangers of Complacency

As Latter-day Saints it is important that we guard against complacency. It is important to realize that we must be aware of the dangers that may fall to our families. According to the dictionary complacency means a feeling of safety or satisfaction when an unknown danger is threatening. Complacency can be dangerous to everyone, but can be especially dangerous to families and individual testimonies. An example of complacency would be a mother and father who think that their children are doing great. The family may not hold family home evening on a regular basis, just occasionally. Family prayer and scripture … Continue reading