Gospel Principals - 6/17/12 - Bro. Lovell

Who has been on a date? Who has felt that giddy infatuation? Who has had a disagreement with that person? Entropy = things that move towards continuous disorder. Personal relationships. What happens to your house over time? Entropy is a real problem. How do you go from giddy to disagreement? Familiararity. We like to discover...we get bored over time when there's nothing else to discover. Don't need to try so hard. Why do we do that? Human nature. If you don't have the lows, you can't appreciate the highs. Relationships start out fun, then it ends up where it needs to be functional..and it's not always fun. Priorities. Shared values matter. Is marraige so much work? Be commited. The world says, "If it doesn't work...DIVORCE!"
We spend more time talking about how important it is that we're married "forever." we just talked about how much work it is. Why is it so imporant to be married for eternity? 1)God said so. 2)creation / create 3)Be like God. The point of the world is to become like Heavenly Father. Something we do here, always has a point. Life on this earth = college. Move away from family (home in Heaven) Move to college (earth). You will make decisions you will deal with forever. Here to figure it out on our own. There are things that have long term consequences. Marraige is one of them. How do you get married? out of the church - legal agreement - 2 ppl become one - AKA, ok for sex. What's the advantage of being married? (out of the gospel) Marriage is a commitment. We have a yearning to want to feel close to another person. God gave us that feeling, for marriages. We Want to feel loved! We want someone who will love us, for who we are.
Gestaldt (German)  = something that is more than the sum of it's parts. 1+1 = 3
In the Gospel, marriage = ordinance. Means much more than just through a contract. (D&C 132:15-16) You can't become like HF (Heavenly Father) without being married. (18) through one with authority. Right place, right person, right time. It's about you, your spouse and God. You become more than just a contract, you become more like God. (19-20) Shall be Gods because they eternally create. It's about making people. About becoming like God. Just because you get sealed in the temple...it's not perfect from then on out. Marriage is hard / difficult, but is easier through the gospel. Commit yourself for eternity. Recognize it for the blessing that it is.

~Bro. Lovell