Love is the Key!

      Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world and the perfect example of unconditional love. His love is what inspires us to move forward and to strive to be our best selves. As President Eyring explained in his October 2009 talk "Our Perfect Example", he taught that "Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example". His perfect love is described as the kind that "beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things" (Moroni 7:45). The Savior's perfect love is what allowed Him to be able to become completely selfless and put the needs of us before His. 

     As I thought about what President Eyring said, I began to think about how the Savior's perfect example applies to marriage. Just as Christ is willing to bear all things and endure all things for us, we need to be willing to do the same for our spouses. Selflessness allows the Savior to be able to forget about His own wants and needs and focus on our well-being. This is a principle that we need to apply in our marriages! Love is the key! True Christlike love leads to the ability to put our needs aside and focus on what our spouse wants and needs. 

     As the Savior grew to love us more, He gained the ability to be able to truly understand what the hearts of God's children yearned for. He gained a perfect understanding heart and this is what allowed Him to be able to perform the Atonement. If our hearts become like the Savior's, then we too will be able to perfectly understand our spouses. Our spouses need to know we are focused on them because this builds trust. If they know we are willing to sacrifice for them, then we will be able to strengthen our relationship with them. The Savior shares His love for us and in turn, this builds our confidence in Him. Therefore, if we follow the Savior's example and make our love for our spouses obvious, then we will be able to draw closer together and understand each other better.