Saturday, October 26, 2013


This week in class we have been talking a lot on preparing for marriage. My professor discussed with us that in a relationship there are 5 different parts.

1.) KNOW-The longer you know a person the more you know about them

2.) TRUST- Deep positive confidence in them

3.) RELY- Dependence on them to meet needs

4.) COMMIT- Commitment to each other

5.) TOUCH- Physical

To have a healthy relationship these should come in order. Knowing should start out higher than Trust. Trust should be higher than Rely and so on. When all five are at the top level, feelings of attachment are the strongest. But even when one of the parts is low attachment is weakened and your feelings of closeness become mixed.   

I am thankful for this important advice that I have been given to help me develop a strong healthy relationship. I know that it is important to follow all these parts in order and take the time that is needed so that no parts are skipped. I know that if the right time isn’t taken than a relationship could be late be destroyed.

Friday, October 4, 2013

My professor gave some wonderful advice this week as we have been studying and discussing family mapping and relationships within a family. He said, "The relationships Heavenly Father wants us to have are not natural but divine". I believe that to be true because the relationships that we build in this life will only continue throughout the eternities. So remember that it is important to create healthy relationships now because they will continue to bless you!