| Dealing
with Differences and Resolving Issues in Marriage
LDS Newlywed Smart Start
Kit #8
The weapons of pain that a husband or wife
may use in marriage are less often physical threats or abuses than
they are other kinds of weapons. It is important for us to learn
to deal with differences in ways that are caring and kind, rather
than cutting or hurtful.
By Sean Brotherson, PhD, for the LDS Marriage Network
LDS
Newlywed Smart Start Kit #7— Starting Marriage with Realistic Expections
For romance value, doing an inventory of your
marital expectations does not compete well with choosing favorite
love songs for your wedding reception. But it could very well be
one of the most important things you and your spouse-to-be do prior
to getting married.
By Chuck and Laraine
Chamberlain, for the LDS Marriage Network
Consider
Your Finances — A Smart Start to Managing Money in Marriage
LDS Newlywed
Smart Start Kit #6
There are major stumbling blocks
for couples regarding finances. Many couples wish their partner
was more careful about spending, have trouble saving money, have
major debts, or report one partner tries to control the household
money.
By James Marshall, PhD, for the LDS Marriage Network
LDS Newlywed
Smart Start Kit #5
Let’s Talk: Applying the Principle of Agency to Couple Communication
Nobody can make you feel angry, sad or resentful.
You have to accept the offer.
By Greg McGreer, PhD, for the LDS Marriage Network
The
Hope of Lasting Change
What
Does it Take to Overcome Pornography Addiction?
People addicted to pornography share
stories where they experience weeks and months of victory over viewing
pornography, only to be suddenly blindsided by the overwhelming
forces that lead them to act out. Where is help?
By Geoff Steurer
From
Honeymoon to Happily Ever After — Preparing for an Intimately Fulfilling
Relationship
LDS Newlywed Smart Start Kit
#4
A positive and mutually pleasing honeymoon
begins the foundation upon which the richest and sweetest relationship
ever created by God can be built. A negative honeymoon experience
can sow seeds of dissatisfaction that may fester for many moons.
By Laura M. Brotherson,
CFLE, for the LDS Marriage Network
Choosing
the Same Partner Over and Over Again: Commitment in a Healthy Marriage
LDS
Newlywed Smart Start Kit #3
Commitment means not selling off the
garden because it needs fertilizer or quitting a relationship because
of a snowstorm. It means a willingness to invest and to see beyond
the bad times.
By H. Wallace Goddard, PhD, for the LDS Marriage Network
LDS Newlywed
Smart Start Kit — Article Guide
The LDS Marriage
Network has put together the LDS Newlywed Smart Start Kit, a series
of articles designed primarily for the LDS engaged or newlywed audience,
and those who wish to support them. This guideline will help you
make the most of the series.
A
Smart Start for the Newlywed Years: Marriage is Worth the Effort
LDS
Newlywed Smart Start Kit #2
In our fallen mortal state, the tendency in
all of us is to think of ourselves first and to simply do as little
as we can for others. If we do not put forth effort when it comes
to marriage, we will naturally drift apart — without even meaning
to.
By David Schramm, MS,
for the LDS Marriage Network
LDS
Newlywed Smart Start Kit #1 — Doctrinal Foundations of the LDS Marriage
The quality of
our life here in morality, and in the eternities, will largely be
determined by the quality of our relationships with God and others.
By Scott Anderson, PhD,
for the LDS Marriage Network
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