Hand Picked for Me- The One I Marry- My Love

Oh, the one I marry will have to be
The one Heavenly Father hand picked for me
He knowing the beginning from the end
Is the designer of eternal friends

I pray that we both will equally know
That our love from Heavenly Father doth flow
May faith and trust ground us well from the start
That our love may grow deeply in the heart

Thus, the one chosen for me
Comes, almost, familiarly
A bit, perhaps, of Mom and Dad
The best connections I have had

I will grow a testimony of my love
How perfectly a gift given from above
The differences- how they make a nice blend
As blessings for each other, gifts in the end

love-
Is it a match, a spark
A flame to dim and grow dark
Or is it a connection
Spiritual for detection

Promising more as the windows of heaven outpour
That individually we each have been framed for
Unto a mirror where lies the future and past
A place to remember promises forever cast

Verse 1] Oh, the one I marry will have to be The one Heavenly Father hand picked for me He knowing the beginning from the end Is the designer of eternal friends I pray that we both will equally know That our love from Heavenly Father doth flow May faith and trust ground us well from the start That our love may grow deeply in the heart [Pre-Chorus] Thus, the one chosen for me Comes, almost, familiarly A bit, perhaps, of Mom and Dad The best connections I have had [Chorus] Hand picked for me Hand picked for me From above, for me Heavenly Father, lead me Hand picked for me Hand picked for me A gift in love A blessing to receive [Verse 2] I will grow a testimony of my love How perfectly a gift given from above The differences- how they make a nice blend As blessings for each other, gifts in the end love- Is it a match, a spark A flame to dim and grow dark Or is it a connection Spiritual for detection [Pre-Chorus] Promising more as the windows of heaven outpour That individually we each have been framed for Unto a mirror where lies the future and past A place to remember promises forever cast [Chorus] Hand picked for me Hand picked for me From above, for me Heavenly Father, lead me Hand picked for me Hand picked for me A gift in love A blessing to receive [Bridge] He knowing the beginning from the end I trust the path He charts again If this is mine, let it be true A love He shapes in me and you [Final Chorus] Hand picked for me Hand picked for me From above, for me Heavenly Father, lead me Hand picked for me Hand picked for me A gift in love A blessing to receive

Understand the Doctrine of Marriage

In the broader context, marriage can be seen
Through the sure lens of God's plan
When sealed to the Savior, we join His team
For the salvation of man

Based on something Elder Bednar said.

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Nothing else matters

When love is at stake

Every hope shatters

Incomplete, you ache!

Light the course to take

On it lose yourself

Christ will help you shake

The old to a new self!

See yourself lost in service
Lose yourself in this purpose
Seek a light that's bright to shine
Tender mercy is a sign

When you are given a goal that consumes you
and trials and aid comes along.
Know that God is with you to see you through
and will help you to be strong.

I was touched by two things in this story.  The man is working to save his life and marriage.  Others (complete strangers) are cheering for him and helping him along..

From His Side

From Adam came the woman.
Not from his head to rule her
Or his feet to trample upon.
But from his side to be his partner!

Creation of Eve Harold B Lee

emp.byui.edu/satterfieldb/Rel301/Creation%20of%20Eve.html

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he ... in the Bible account of the creation woman was not formed from a part of man's head, ...nor from a part of a man's foot that she was to be trampled under his feet. ... the fact that she was always to be by his side as a partner and companion.

Why Marriage and Family Matter- Everywhere in the World

Everywhere found on the Earth
Marriage and family matter
As the foundation of our birth
Our fondest dreams here gather

L Tom Perry

Why Marriage and Family Matters

The War Rages

The war rages on
Against the husband and wife.
Speak up, sure and strong
That it's the first fruits of life!

Complete

A marriage is complete
When the spirit's found.
There's no need to compete;
God's the common ground!

Stay hurtful words
Apologize
Let praise be heard
Build loving ties

Guilt injures the spirit
Repentance must take place
Don't avoid it- hear this
The healing balm is grace

Pondering President Packer's sweet words.

The Plan of Happiness

President Boyd K. Packer
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Over the years I have frequently taught an important principle: the end of all activity in the Church is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home and sealed together for time and for all eternity. …

https://www.lds.org/church/news/boyd-k-packer-the-plan-of-happiness?lang=eng

Pray for Marriage | Stoplight

Shall we let the gray of today

Obscure what is timeless?

For traditional marriage, pray

As that is how love ties us

What Would You Give/ A Selfless Marriage/The Capacities of One

What would you give

to marry the one
who will help you live
your best to be won?

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/transcript-president-eyring-addresses-vatican-summit-marriage

A selfless marriage
Is happily won
As vows they cherish
To become as one

The capacities of one
Absorbs into the other
Shaping each to become
United for endeavor

For each other
Happiness is produced

"Most remarkable to me has been the fulfillment of the hope I felt the day I met my wife. I have become a better person as I have loved and lived with her. We have been complementary beyond anything I could have imagined. Her capacity to nurture others grew in me as we became one. My capacity to plan, direct, and lead in our family grew in her as we became united in marriage. I realize now that we grew together into one—slowly lifting and shaping each other, year by year. As we absorbed strength from each other, it did not diminish our personal gifts.
Our differences combined as if they were designed to create a better whole. Rather than dividing us, our differences bound us together. Above all, our unique abilities allowed us to become partners with God in creating human life. The happiness that came from our becoming one built faith in our children and grandchildren that marriage could be a continuing source of satisfaction for them and their families.
You have seen enough unhappiness in marriages and families to ask why some marriages produce happiness while others create unhappiness. Many factors make a difference, but one stands out to me.
Where there is selfishness, natural differences of men and women often divide. Where there is unselfishness, differences become complementary and provide opportunities to help and build each other. Spouses and family members can lift each other and ascend together if they care more about the interests of the other than their own interests.
If unselfishness is the key to complementary marriage between a man and a woman, we know what we must do to help create a renaissance of successful marriages and family life.
We must find ways to lead people to a faith that they can replace their natural self-interest with deep and lasting feelings of charity and benevolence. With that change, and only then, will people be able to make the hourly unselfish sacrifices necessary for a happy marriage and family life—and to do it with a smile.
The change that is needed is in people’s hearts more than in their minds. The most persuasive logic will not be enough unless it helps soften hearts. For instance, it is important for men and women to be faithful to a spouse and a family. But in the heat of temptation to betray their trust, only powerful feelings of love and loyalty will be enough.

Praying Today For the Churches United for the Strength of Family

Praying today for the churches united at the Vatican to discuss the future of marriage.

The strength of the marriage union
Aspires children to rise up
This, unique to the man and woman
Inspires virtue, hope, and trust
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/…/pope-francis-addresses-fait…

Believe in Home Again

Empty, you keep coming back.
For there's a hole in your soul.
Satan's been on the attack
And, home is where you're whole

You lost a piece of your soul
When you left our family
What you need to become whole
Is to love us, happily

Take hold of the memories
All the joy you felt back when
There was less stress and more ease
Come, believe in home again

For Mankind's Destiny

For mankind's destiny-

All marriages between 

A man and a woman,

Are central to God’s plan 

Having all come from Heaven

This grand foundational doctrine

Populates the world with love

For children come from above

This makes sacred the word marriage

Holy, for the home to cherish

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-responds-to-inquiries-on-enda--same-sex-marriage

Mormon Family — The concept of a united family that lives and progresses forever is at the core of Latter-day Saint doctrine. Within families led by a father and a mother, children develop virtues such as love, trust, loyalty, cooperation and service.http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/blog/mormon-images-available-for-use
Mormon Temple Marriage — Members of the Church believe that marriages performed in temples are "sealed," or blessed to last for eternity. The concept that the family unit can continue beyond the grave as a conscious, loving entity, with the marriage partnership and parent-child relationships intact, is a core belief of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/blog/mormon-images-available-for-use

Marriage is a Gift

Marriage is a gift

Given from above
From it do not drift
Give it all your love

If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don’t expose it to the elements. You don’t make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by.
Eternal marriage is just like that. We need to treat it just that way. I pray that we may see it for the priceless gift that it is, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Eternal Marriage

F. BURTON HOWARD

Of the First Quorum of the Seventy

75 years a Song for Lorraine

https://youtu.be/jlqlbwt7YcQ?si=Xtq_ajpsvFOPjg3n

She was the prettiest girl I ever saw
Timid, her smile was a treasure
And I dedicate to Lorraine, this- my song
For our 75 years of pleasure

Stick it Out

Stick it out
And adjust
Do not doubt
God's with us

Your Kiss

Your kiss is a shooting star
That fills the sky with Heaven's wishes
True love sealed to travel far
Eternally, as Mr. and Mrs.

Expressions of Love

Expressions of love
Show we are thought of
Daily simple acts
Make warm what attracts

What's rough becomes smooth
The goal- to improve
Appeal to reclaim
And keep love aflame

Saving Your Marriage

A damaged marriage is still precious
As a living, breathing thing
Through the miracle of Jesus
It's healing, He can bring

One to be shaken up
The other to see the light
To endure the bitter cup
And number our days aright

ublished on Jun 26, 2012 by MormonMessages

A marriage, like a human life, is a precious, living thing. Spouses should exercise faith in Christ and love for each other to heal and strengthen their marriage relationship.  Jeffrey R. Holland

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The Fabric of Family is Worth Everything

Our nation's fabric of family
Lies shredded in half and worn
But I'll still defend it, happily
As it was of God she was born

Some would brush two hundred years aside
And put what's secular on stage
But for all who now live and have died
This is but a war against Satan to wage

Oh Mother! Oh Father!  You are the gold
That still shimmers on that frayed rag
The promise, our future you now hold
Remember when to your parents, you ran!

Run now! Run quickly like the wind!
And defend that golden family of the past
To all you can, this message send
It is only under God, our good nation will last!

We All Love

We all love to feel
Loved, needed, wanted.
Indeed, love is real
When virtuously planted

Marriage should be vibrant-
A sharing of two souls.
Do what is important...
Then let faith fill in the holes!

What Happily Married Couples Do
Douglas Brinley
Ensign, January 2012, 12