Marriage is an interesting part of life. When you are with someone for so long, there are bound to be moments of trial and tribulation. I feel that marriage is not meant to be perfect. I feel that marriage is an opportunity to learn and grow together with your spouse. I really enjoyed a quote by President Spencer W. Kimball. He said, "Ceaseless pinpricking can deflate almost any marriage. Generally, each of us is painfully aware of our weaknesses, and we don't need frequent reminders. Few people have ever changed for the better as a result of constant criticism or nagging. If we are not careful, Some of what we offer as constructive criticism is actually destructive."
I have definitely learned this from my parents marriage. Many times my mom and dad have criticized each other for pointless reasons. All criticism does is create a gap in a relationship. Instead of picking out the negatives in a person, help them recognize their positives. Every person has something special, given to them by God. God loves us and wants us to be happy in our marriages and individually.
I love a book called "Drawing Heaven into Your Marriage." In this book it talks a lot about sacrifice. When we are married, we have become committed to each other. We need to put Jesus Christ at the center of our marriage. Goddard talks a lot about how we can't just achieve a happy marriage, it is something that needs to be worked for. We need to do our best every day. We need to do certain things as a couple to eventually inherit eternal life. Things such as read the scriptures and pray together. If we put God at the center of our marriage and love Him more than we love each other, then we are bound to be happy and have an everlasting marriage.
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