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"Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities" ("The Family: A Proclamation to the World").

Marriage between a man and a woman is a central part of God's plan for His children here on earth. Temple marriage is a sacred covenant between husband and wife that also involves a covenant with the Lord. Couples must do everything in their power to protect this sacred covenant and commitment by building healthy and enduring relationships. President Gordon B. Hinckley stated, "I am satisfied that a happy marriage is not so much a matter of romance as it is an anxious concern for the comfort and well-being of one's companion" (In Conference Report, Apr. 1991, 96).

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Featured articles:
"Eternal Marriage"
Eternal marriage is a principle which was established before the foundation of the world and was instituted on this earth before death came into it. The consummate and culminating element of God's great plan for the blessing of His children is eternal marriage. 		Howard, F. Burton
"Marriage is Ordained of God: D&C 49:15"
In a devotional address given at Brigham Young University, Brother Brent A. Barlow spoke on the deterioration of marriage in the present day. He uses both the doctrine of the gospel and sources of literature to specifically express the destruction of families through divorce, cohabitation, and other cultural trends. 		Barlow, Brent A.
"The Marriage That Endures"
In the article President Hinckley stresses the importance of temple marriage. We are counselled to make marriage and family an eternal priority. 		Hinckley, Gordon B.


Additional articles:
"A Lasting Marriage" Simpson, Robert L.
"A Proclamation to the World" Hinckley, Gordon B.
"Coping with Difficulties in Marriage" Magazine Staff, Article
"Happiness, Health, and Marriage" VanDenBerghe, Elizabeth
"Marriage Is Intended to Be Forever" Cullimore, James A.
"Mending Our Marriages" Magazine Staff, Article
"Oneness In Marriage" Kimball, Spencer W.
"Overcoming Those Differences of Opinion" Wells, Robert E.
"Pitfalls of Parallel Marriage" Beckert, Charles B.
"Responding to Challenges in Marriage" Church, Publication/Manual
"Seeing Beyond the Wedding" Carroll, Jason S.
"Strengthening Marriage: A Resource Guide for Couples" Church, Publication/Manual
"The Healing Power of Forgiveness" Church, Publication/Manual
"What God Hath Joined Together" Hinckley, Gordon B.
"When Marriages Have Problems" Baker, Terry R.
"Your Marriage and the Sermon on the Mount" Browning, Paul K.
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