Gospel Principles
Unit 8: Family Salvation
Chapter 38: Eternal Marriage
Concept 4: Benefits of an Eternal Marriage
"As Latter-day Saints, we are living for eternity and not just for the moment. However, the blessings of an eternal marriage can be ours now as well as for eternity.
The blessings we can enjoy in this life are as follows:
1.We know that our marriage can last forever. Death can part us from one another only temporarily. Nothing can part us forever except our own disobedience. This knowledge helps us work harder to have a happy, successful marriage.
2.We know that we can have our children with us throughout eternity. This knowledge helps us be careful in teaching and training our children. It also helps us show them greater patience and love. As a result, we should have a happier home.
Some of the blessings we can enjoy for eternity are as follows:
1.We can live in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom of God.
2.We can be exalted as God is and receive a fulness of joy.
3.We can, at some future time, increase our family by having spirit children.
Discussion
Consider the blessings of an eternal marriage in this life and in eternity."