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A Union of Love and Understanding,
Elder Marlin K. Jensen................ 162
Marriage for Eternity
Selected Teachings..................... 167
Eternal Increase...................... 167
The New and Everlasting
Covenant of Marriage............... 167
Those Who Do Not Marry............. 168
Marriage and Divorce,
President Spencer W. Kimball........... 168
What God Hath Joined Together,
President Gordon B. Hinckley.......... 174
Why Marry in the Temple?
Elder John A. Widtsoe................ 178
Marriage, Elder Boyd K. Packer............ 180
Marriage throughout the Years
Selected Teachings..................... 184
The Enriching of Marriage,
Elder James E. Faust.................. 184
Hinckleys to Note 60th Anniversary,
Dell Van Orden..................... 186
Mate Selection
Selected Teachings..................... 188
Importance of Choosing Wisely......... 188
Background Factors.................. 188
The Right Person..................... 188
Outer Appearance and Inner Beauty...... 189
Counsel for Single Sisters............... 189
Counsel for Single Brethren............. 190
The Role of Prayer and Personal Revelation.. 191
Finding the Right One................ 191
Mission or Marriage?.................. 192
Making the Decision at the
Appropriate Time................... 192
Agency or Inspiration?
Elder Bruce R. McConkie............... 193
Maturity
Selected Teachings..................... 198
Men’s Divine Roles and Responsibilities
Selected Teachings..................... 200
Father, Consider Your Ways, pamphlet...... 200
To the Fathers in Israel,
President Ezra Taft Benson.............. 203
Being a Righteous Husband and Father,
President Howard W. Hunter........... 206
Living Worthy of the Girl You Will Someday
Marry, President Gordon B. Hinckley..... 209
Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women,
Elder Russell M. Nelson............... 212
The Hands of the Fathers,
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland............... 215
Morality and Modesty
Selected Teachings..................... 219
Consequences of Obedience or
Disobedience...................... 221
Modesty........................... 221
Modesty in Thought.................. 222
Modesty in Language.................. 222
Modesty in Dress..................... 222
Modest Behavior.................... 223
Put on the Whole Armor of God,
President Harold B. Lee............... 223
The Law of Chastity,
President Ezra Taft Benson.............. 227
Office of the First Presidency,
letter to all members of the Church...... 230
Our Moral Environment,
Elder Boyd K. Packer.................. 230
Personal Purity, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland..... 233
Mothers’ Employment outside
the Home
Selected Teachings..................... 237
Parenthood: Creating a Gospel-
Centered Home
Selected Teachings..................... 241
Parental Success..................... 241
Family Home Evening................. 243
Family Council Processes.............. 244
Good Marriages Bless Children.......... 245
Parenting: An Eternal Perspective........ 246
The Joy of Parenthood................. 247
Teaching Children the Gospel.......... 248
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