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“love, and I wanted to know what it felt like. I didn’t want Hollywood’s definition; I wanted one I could trust. Some of my questions included: Can you choose to fall in love with someone? Is falling in love a spiritual feeling?”
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
“I answered, “Because you want them. In the eternal scheme of things that will be of inestimable and eternal value.” The Lord has said that he “will judge all men according to their works; according to the desire of their hearts” (D&C 137:9).”
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
“marry someone you’re attracted to inside and out, marry your best friend, and marry someone you love.”
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
“One of the best things I did during my single years was read books and listen to tapes on marriage. (You can’t be too conspicuous, of course.) I learned so much about what makes good marriages work that it changed why I dated, how I dated, and even whom I dated.”
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
“It’s important to marry someone you love, but it’s also important to marry someone you like. In other words, you like being together, you like to do the same things, you like each other. You’re friends! Romance may have ups and downs, but friendship endures.”
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
― What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single
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