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Three views of marriage

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Couple relationship, social institution, divine institution

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Marriage as a couple relationship emphasizes

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Personal Happiness, emotional closeness, lasting attraction, good communication, sexual satisfaction, couple compatibility

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Marriage as a couple relationships lacks:

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commitment, sacrifice/forgiveness, manage adversity, other stakeholders, sacred meanings, the lord’s purpose,

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Institution

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  • an established law, custom, practice or system.

- an organization or society having a public character

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Institutionalism

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a belief in the sanctity and usefulness of an established institution

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The kind of marriage required for exaltation is _____ in duration and ____in quality.

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eternal in duration

godlike in quality

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Marriage as a Divine means

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that by which something is done or obtained - a method process, or mechanism to accomplish an intended goal:
Institution

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A Divine End

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the reason why something is done; the final goal - the culmination, objective, or purpose of an activity or process.
Purpose of life

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Processes not events

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the three pillars of eternity

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Believe that your ____ faith has everything to do with your romance because it does

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Faith

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the core of discipleship

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obedience, consecration and sacrifice.

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Spirituality yields two fruits.

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First inspiration to know what to do.

Second the power or capacity to do it.

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the capacity =

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repentance

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What does it mean when we say that marriage is an ordinance?

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It is a sacred formal act performed by the authority of the priesthood.

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What does it mean when we say that marriage is a covenant?

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remember the divine triangle
God
Self Spouse

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How does embracing marriage as on ordinance and a covenant change the meaning and nature of marriage in our lives?

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Shepherd or Hireling?

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Cleave

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to remain attached, devoted or faithful to

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Practices of Cleaving

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  • Nurture the sacred in your marriage.
  • Confide in & counsel w/ your spouse
  • Seek and consider outside counsel together prayerfully.
  • Respect the “inner fence of marriage”
  • Practice the “rite of marriage”
  • Allow the atonement to be active in your marriage.
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Help meet

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meet means equal

original Hebrew “equal strength to rescue”

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Equal Counsel and

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Equal Consent

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Need to distinguish between

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Leadership and Decision Making

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Difference between presiding in the church and presiding in the family

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church is hierarchical and the home is patriarchal

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The 5 Ps of Equal Partnership

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Power, Purpose, Possibility, Participation, Prominence

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Husbands 3 Ps

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Preside Provide Protect

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the 1 N
Nurture
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Attachment Theory
this theory suggest that children come into the world biologically pre-programmed to form attachments with others, because this will help them to survive.
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Avoid the tradition myth
Marriage = Hierarchy
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Avoid the "Modern Myth"
Marital Equality = Sameness
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Fear Based Metaphors
-Negative portrayal of sexual intimacy -Discourage dialogue -Precept vs. Principle broken plates
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Abstinence-Based Metaphors
-Added emphasis on context -Correct, but incomplete -Behavioral / Individual "Marriage Finish Line" Cookies on Fast Sunday
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Spiritual Dimension
Meaning purpose - progression Need: Sexual Meaning Attributes: Positive & Faithful
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Physical Dimension
Attraction- Pleasure - Health Need: Sexual Satisfaction Attributes: Knowledgeable & Aware
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Emotional Dimension
Security - Attachment - Validation Need: Sexual Belonging Attributes: Secure and Authentic
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Relational Dimension
Intimacy - Mutual - Love Need: Sexual Unity Attributes: Responsive & Loving
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Carnal-Minded Sexuality
- Self-centered - Present moment - Satisfies a "need" - Physical - Body focused - Light-minded, casual
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Spiritually-Minded Sexuality
- Other-centered - Past/present/future - Fulfill divine purposes - spiritual, emotional, physical, & relational - Body + spirit = Soul - Indicator of our spiritual condition
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The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage
The meaning of marriage- "from institution to a companionship"
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Paradigms of modernity
1. Secularism 2. Individualism 3. Materialism 4. Hedonism
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What is a paradigm?
A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them.
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Secularism
Secularism is the belief that answers to life are found through rational means. A secular approach turns to intellectual or popular sources of knowledge and devalues spiritual meanings.
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Individualism
Individualism is the belief that rights, freedoms, and privileges of individuals should be given higher priority than the rights of society or groups – families serve the needs of individuals, not individuals serving the needs of families.
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Materialism
Materialism is the belief that material objects, needs, and considerations are important and should be emphasized. Happiness comes from accumulating money, tangible possessions, and participating in consumer activities
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Hedonism
Hedonism is the belief that it is the accepted nature of people to seek pleasure and avoid pain as the highest good. “Good” equals experiences that are fun, comfortable, stimulating, and pleasurable. “Bad” equals experiences that not fun or pleasurable. Seeking physical pleasure is given high priority and emphasis.
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Benefits of Marriage
Married people live longer, suffer less from illness, and recover quicker. They also exhibit fewer risk-taking behaviors and have the lowest rates of suicide and alcoholism. Married people are happier and enjoy higher well-being in all facets of life. They suffer significantly less from depression and other psychiatric disorders.
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More Benefits of Marriage.
Married people are better off economically, spend less, and save more. Two parent families are a powerful barrier against poverty. Married people are more fulfilled in their sexual relations than other sexually active people. They are less likely to be disinterested in or to feel anxiety over sex. These benefits do not extend to cohabiting relationships and apply in lesser degree to remarriages.
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3. Guiding Principle
Becoming, Finding, Committing, | Becoming should precede finding, b and c before and after marriage.
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Intergeneration Transmission
the transmitting of "lifestyle" from one generation to the next.
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Two types of Self-Centeredness
Type I: Pride- "self-elevation" | Type II: Envy - "self deprecation"
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Amae
“Amae describes the innate need and desire within each person to depend on and feel connected to other people, especially in relationships of love and intimacy. In a sense, Amae is the desire to receive love. Through the fulfillment of our amae we find not only security but also freedom and meaning”
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Amae
The receiving of Christ-like love
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German translation of Amae
"Freiheit in Geborgenheit" Freedom through emotional security free from vs. free for
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the 3 grand prizes of mortal life
Receive a physical body progress & grow spiritually Form an Eternal Marriage and Family
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Trends contributing to the deinstitutionalization of marriage
``` Changing division of labor in the home out of wedlock childbirth the growth of cohabitation the legalization of same-sex partnerships Historically high divorce rates Declining Marriage rate ```
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Dtm caused by Secularism
Spiritual waywardness, spiritual apathy
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dtm cause by Individualism
selfishness, careerism, divorce, delay of marriage, intentional childlessness, narcissism, false self-esteem
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Dtm cause by materialism
Careerism, Debt/ financial strain.
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Dtm cuase by Hedonism
Sexual Immorality, addictions, Leisure/ recreation
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Four domains of the ecology of marriage
Family of origin, couple processes, climate, marital outcomes. individuals readiness
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Key factors of stability across generations
``` Quality of parents marriage Intergenerational transmission of divorce Quality of parent child relationship Overall family environment teen peer and dating experiences. ```
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three aspects of mature love
Emotions (feeling - heart) Cognitive (attitudes mind) Behavior (actions - strenght)
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RT: CoML Emotional
Lasting passion companionship contentment
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RT: CoML Cognitive
``` Love is chosen commitment trust sharing sacrifice ```
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RT: CoML Behavior
Environment of development | Allow space for growth
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RT: CoIL Emotinal
``` Possessiveness Jealousy Infatuation Preoccupation Anxiety ```
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RT: CoIL Cognitive
Love is external | Out of control
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Behavior
``` Selfish Lustful Self Needs Clinging Demanding ```
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Fowers four marital virtues
Friendship Fairness Generosity Loyalty
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Virtue of Friendship
Embodied in the characteristics of caring helpfulness, and companionship Feeling understood Avoid parallel mariage Studies find that lasting marriage are ones in which spouses create a deep _____ through shared activities, values, and conversation
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Virtue of Fairness
fostered when spouses are equal partners and share the work of family life together Men do water chores women help provide as well Spouses feel a sense of partnership and teamwork
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Virtue of generosity
Exhibited when spouses give freely to one another, forgive each other, and see the est in each other. forgiveness transformation of motivation
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Virtue of Loyalty
a covenant-based commitment to one's relationship in spite of difficulties that inevitably arise over the course of marriage shift from me to we .
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8 ways to effectively listen
1. stop talking 2. put the speaker at ease 3. pay attention to nonverbal language 4. listen for what is not said 5. know exactly what the other person is saying 6. be patient and don't interrupt 7. hold your temper 8. Empathize with the speaker
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Clear-Sending communication
say what we mean and mean what we say
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Authenticity
never fake, deceptive, pretending etc.
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I-statements
describe your ideas and feelings, take responsibility for your thoughts and emotions avoid judgmental tone build trust through disclosure invited open disclosure from others

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