28 Quotes on Love for the month of February: Marriage advice from our LDS leaders

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"Choose your love ..."

"Choose a companion carefully and prayerfully; and when you are married, be fiercely loyal one to another. Priceless advice comes from a small framed plaque I once saw in the home of an uncle and aunt. It read, 'Choose your love; love your choice.' There is great wisdom in those few words. Commitment in marriage is absolutely essential."-President Thomas S. Monson

2.

Taking time ..."

"Taking time for each other is the key for harmony at home."
-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

3.

"Celebrate and commemorate ..."

"Celebrate and commemorate each day together as a treasured gift from heaven."
-Elder Russell M. Nelson

4.

"Don't withhold those natural expressions of love."

“Do you tell your wife often how very much you love her? It will bring her great happiness. I’ve heard men tell me when I say that, 'Oh, she knows.' You need to tell her. A woman grows and is greatly blessed by that reassurance. Express gratitude for what your spouse does for you. Express that love and gratitude often. That will make life far richer and more pleasant and purposeful. Don’t withhold those natural expressions of love. And it works a lot better if you are holding her close while you tell her.”
-Elder Richard G. Scott

5.

"First observe ..."

"First observe, then serve."
-Sister Linda K. Burton

6.

"When was the last time..."

"We can begin to become more diligent and concerned at home by telling the people we love that we love them. Such expressions do not need to be flowery or lengthy. We simply should sincerely and frequently express love.

"Brethren and sisters, when was the last time you took your eternal companion in your arms and said, 'I love you?' "
-Elder David A. Bednar

7. 

"True marriage is based on ..."

"Some think of happiness as a glamorous life of ease, luxury, and constant thrills; but true marriage is based on a happiness which is more than that, one which comes from giving, serving, sharing, sacrificing, and selflessness."
-President Spencer W. Kimball

8.

"Express gratitude ..."

"Express gratitude for what your spouse does for you. Express that love and gratitude often. That will make life far richer and more pleasant and purposeful."
-Elder Richard G. Scott

9.

"Love is a fragile thing ..."

"Love is a fragile thing, and some elements in life can try to break it. Much damage can be done if we are not in tender hands, caring hands. To give ourselves totally to another person, as we do in marriage, is the most trusting step we take in any human relationship. It is a real act of faith — faith all of us must be willing to exercise. If we do it right, we end up sharing everything — all our hopes, all our fears, all our dreams, all our weaknesses, and all our joys — with another person."
-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

10.

"I believe in marriage."

"I believe in marriage. I believe it to be the ideal pattern for human living."
-President Boyd K. Packer

11.

"Converse with each other ..."

“Converse with each other, thereby never letting little things become big things."
-Elder Robert D. Hales

12.

"Being happily and successfully married is ..."

"Being happily and successfully married is generally not so much a matter of marrying the right person as it is being the right person."
-President Howard W. Hunter

13.

"Let them know ..."

"Often we assume that they must know how we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know."
-President Thomas S. Monson

14. 

"Union in love ..."

"Our Heavenly Father wants our hearts to be knit together. That union in love is not simply an ideal. It is a necessity."
-President Henry B. Eyring

15. 

"Do not miss living through the difficult times ..."

"... As we look back on our thirty-six years together, some of the most beautiful times of our lives were during those early days of our marriage when we were your age. Sister Ballard was 19 and I was 22. Do not miss living through the difficult times with your companion. I believe in many ways Barbara and I became more dependent upon each other and more dependent upon the Lord in those early days of our marriage than perhaps at any other time."
-Elder M. Russell Ballard

16. 

"I am satisfied..."

“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.”
-President Gordon B. Hinckley

17. 

"Both men and women need..."

“Both men and women need righteous desires that will lead them to eternal life. Let us remember that desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.”
-Elder Dallin H. Oaks

18.

"There's not a higher good than ..."

"There’s not a higher good than motherhood and fatherhood and marriage. There is no superior career and no amount of money, authority, or public acclaim that can exceed the ultimate rewards of family."
-Elder D. Todd Christofferson

19.

"The miracle of ..."

"It is only with the companionship of the Holy Ghost that we can hope to be equally yoked in a marriage free from discord. I have seen how that companionship is crucial for felicity in a marriage. The miracle of becoming one requires the help of heaven, and it takes time. Our goal is to live together forever in the presence of Heavenly Father and our Savior."
-President Henry B. Eyring

20.

"Assume the good ..."

"Think the best of each other, especially of those you say you love. Assume the good and doubt the bad."
-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

21.

"The sacred bonds of marriage ..."

"The sacred bonds of marriage invite unity, fidelity, respect, and mutual support."
-Elder L. Tom Perry

22.

"It doesn't hurt ..."

"It doesn't hurt at all to be on good terms with the mother of the girl of your dreams."
-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

23.

"... Choose activities that we can attend together."

"Early in our marriage my wife, Mary, and I decided that to the extent possible we would choose activities that we could attend together."
-Elder Quentin L. Cook

24.

"Look for the good ..."

"To appreciate — to say 'I love you' and 'thank you' — is not difficult. But these expressions of love and appreciation do more than acknowledge a kind thought or deed. They are signs of sweet civility. As grateful partners look for the good in each other and sincerely pay compliments to one another, wives and husbands will strive to become the persons described in those compliments."
-Elder Russell M. Nelson

25. 

"We all need each other ..."

“We all need each other. Sons of God need daughters of God, and daughters of God need sons of God. We have different gifts and different strengths.”
-Sister Carole M. Stephens

26.

"We should remember ..."

“We should remember that saying, 'I love you' is only a beginning. We need to say it, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to show it. We need to both express and demonstrate love.”
-Elder David A. Bednar

27. 

"... the standards in my life went way up ..."

“Once I married her," Elder Andersen said, "the standards in my life went way up — being totally consistent in prayer and scripture study, keeping the commandments with precision. She has a pure and disciplined faith.”
-Elder Neil L. Andersen

28. 

"We have unique responsibilities and roles ..."

"As sons and daughters of God, we each have unique responsibilities and roles, and through the blessings of the priesthood, we are all given equal partnership, gifts, and blessings.”
-Sister Julie B. Beck