The Temple and the Natural order of Marriage, Bruce C. Hafen, Part 2

I love his opening statement....When a confused culture confuses us about what marriage means, we may give up on ourselves and each other much too soon.  But there is HOPE!!  The temple's eternal pattern can help us overcome the modern chaos.  He talks about the marriage of Adam and Eve. 

"The temple is the knot that ties heaven and earth together!!"

What a great idea!!

And then he goes on to talk about bringing our own heart to the alter.   Bringing our own broken hearts and contrite spirits to our marriages.  

A temple worker whose wife passed away after she had suffered a debilitating illness for several years told me, "I thought I knew what love was---we'd had over 50 blessed years together.  But only in trying to care for her in these last few years did I discover what love really is."

Some of us go to the temple today the way Adam and Eve first offered sacrifices--"I know not, save the Lord commanded me,"  Simply because we are commanded, without knowing why.  Simple obedience is certainly better than not performing the ordinances at all.  But the Lord, who sent the angel, must have wanted them to know why---and I believe He wants US to know why.

He ends with the Marriage and Authentic Joy.  

Please read this article.  These comments are just the tip of the iceberg.  It is so good.  I so love to have such great men share with us such great insights!!