This weekend my wife and I celebrated our two-year anniversary. I truly am married to a wonderful woman. She is the girl of my dreams. We both have our imperfections we we are happy and we love each other. For all of you who are not married I have one bit of advice, love. Now before you think you have passed the test of love let me put up a list of things included in with the word love. When I say love I refer to "Charity", also known as the "pure love of Christ." This is the strongest kind of love that exists and if you do not have this kind of love in a marriage your love might not be sufficient to keep your marriage running. Since I am speaking of the pure love of Christ it would only be proper to use the scriptures to explain this love.
In 1 Corrinthians 13 it says:

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Charity never faileth:"

 The prophet Moroni talked about this love while speaking to the Lord (Ether 12:34)

"And now I know that this ^alove which thou hast had for the children of men is charity; wherefore, except men shall have charity they cannot inherit that place which thou hast prepared in the mansions of thy Father."

If you have this love you can get past all problems. But remember the list:

Suffer long - You do this through trying times. When problems come you do not just give up, you keep going.
Kindness - If you are not kind you are not showing love. True you sometimes have to make corrections to people but if you do not have love towards them it will not be taken that way.
Envieth not - This means you do not get jealous, you do not want what others have. You do not get mad because someone did something wrong, or you do not like what they did.
Vaunteth not itself (not selfish) - If you are selfish you can not be in a loving relationship... be selfish always take and does not give to a relationship.You cannot have what you desire all the time. Not only can you not continuously have what you want but you should seek to please and give to those you love.
Is not puffed up (not thinking you are better) - if you think you are more important or better you have much work to do to truly love someone. If you love someone you will put them before yourself. Does that not show love?
Not behaving unseemly - One way of explaining this one is being mature. When there are problems you do not make a seen or make a big deal out of it.
Seeking not your own - You do not strive to make yourself look good and make others look less that you. You do not think of yourself. You are constantly thinking of how to help others and to make them happy and their lives better.
Is not easily provoked - problems occur and hard times come. There are even those people who want to make you mad, or those who we find annoying. You do not get mad or "even" to have the lack of control that these bring.
Thinking no evil - You do not strive to be mean, bad, untruthful, or hateful...or to make others hurt, cry or anything else. You do not think of how you can get the things that other people have for your gain or their loss.
Not rejoicing in iniquity - If you do something wrong you are never happy about it. Never. If other people do wrong you are not happy about it nor are you ok with it. You look upon wrongdoing, iniquity, sin, and lying as a deadly disease that should be avoided and not permitted to stay.
Rejoicing in truth - Things that are good, right, and true bring you happiness. They bring you happiness because they are doing what is right. They do not always beneficial in world terms but they are better for a person and society than to lie, cheat, and steal.
Bearing all things - There are many trials and hardships in life and with love you can make it through them all. You and the people you love have trials, health problems, death, loss, sorrow, oppression, and more but you can make it through all of it. You will do all this with those you love as well because you are willing to go through anythings and everything with them.
Believeth all things - You believe you, and those you love, can make it through any problem or trial that you may face. Good can me achieved and you need to believe that they can be achieved.
Hopeth all things - You always have hope on the nicest day or the worst, darkest day that things can and will work out for the better.
Endure all things - No matter the challenge of life, the situation, or a person you will endure it or them. You do this because of your love for them. You go through all the pain, suffering, and challenges because it is worth it.

Above all this true love, charity, does not fail. You cannot have this love and then fall out of love. this love endures because there is not a think that can get in the way. But this love is dependent on you and not any other person. Everything relies on your and your choice. To love like this you have to learn and practice at it but in the end it depends on your choice and your thoughts and actions.


I am writing on this because there are always challenges in marriage and all people have imperfections but it is up to how you will act and react. My wife and I are happy but we still strive at having this perfect love and nourishing it daily. We hope that we can do this and we believe that we can have this love.

It makes me sad when a person I care about does not have this love and wants everyone else to change. I have someone in mind that uses other people's faults as excuses for their lack of patience, kindness, love, self betterment, or kind words. I want to help them become better and I know that they can but when it comes down to it I know that I need to be my best and hope that they will choose to make the changes needed. I pray they will.