Lynn G. Robbins > Quotes

“Too many believe that love is a condition, a feeling that involves 100 percent of the heart, something that happens to you. They disassociate love from the mind and, therefore, from agency. In commanding us to love, the Lord refers to something much deeper than romance — a love that is the most profound form of loyalty. He is teaching us that love is something more than feelings of the heart; it is also a covenant we keep with soul and mind.”
― Lynn G. Robbins

“May your efforts to develop Christlike attributes be successful so that His image may be engraven in your countenance and His attributes manifest in your behavior”
― Lynn G. Robbins

“The garden was Adam’s house, but Eve was his home and his companion in achieving his true purpose. Earth’s first love story is not only its most famous but also its most tender and inspiring. It is a story about the use of agency, love, companionship, and the making of a home.”
― Lynn G. Robbins, Love is a Choice: Making Your Marriage and Family Stronger

“Clearly neither Adam nor Eve could be without the other and still experience joy and fulfillment. In addition to the physical and emotional companionship found between husband and wife, a third kind of companionship is vital for two hearts to be knit together in everlasting love and to achieve a fullness of joy. President Henry B. Eyring taught, “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.”
― Lynn G. Robbins, Love is a Choice: Making Your Marriage and Family Stronger

“Having an eternal family is the only way to achieve ultimate joy.”
― Lynn G. Robbins, Love is a Choice: Making Your Marriage and Family Stronger