Two Become One

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Intimacy

Sexual intimacy within marriage is a gift and blessing from Heavenly Father. It has great potential to bring us happiness as a couple. Outside of marriage it is harmful and has negative consequences, while within the bonds of marriage it has great power to bring the couple closer together, increase their joy, bring children into their lives, teach communication, teach selflessness, etc. It allows us to discover one another. Through sexual relations, husband and wife can literally be "one flesh". They can become like God and procreate.

Intimacy doesn't always come easy to couples. It can be a topic of frustration and contention. It doesn't have to be and shouldn't be. It takes patience, selflessness and possibly outside help, but I believe that couples can have a fulfilling sexual relationship. I believe that one reason Heavenly Father has given us intimacy it to learn to work together and become more selfless.

 Fidelity

Fidelity is crucial to the marital relationship. Satan does all he can to cause unfaithfulness in a marriage. This can range from putting hobbies as a higher priority than your spouse to sexual infidelity. Being unfaithful isn't just having sexual relations with someone else. It can be fantasizing about someone, becoming too friendly with someone of the opposite sex, sending personal texts and emails, etc. There is a quote that I heard this week: "The grass is greener on the other side of the fence you water." How true this is. We need to water the grass on our side of the fence and our side of the fence only. President Ezra Taft Benson said, “What does it mean to love someone with all your heart? It means to love with all your emotional feelings and with all your devotion.^"