Marriage, The Home, and Children. (FAML)

     Well, I guess I will have multiple posts each week now as I have two classes that require blog posts. This should be fun.
This one is for my Marriage class. And for those of you who aren't members of the LDS church that are reading this, yes I am taking a class on marriage and yes it is a very mormon thing to do, but I love it and it is already helping me to be a better wife and mother.

This week we talked mostly about divorce but something else in the reading really peaked my interest. All of those who know me know that I love little kids and have loved them since I was a kid. So it will make a lot of sense to you all as to why this one stood out to me.
      When we do the will of the Father by keeping commandments and following His son, we are able to feel joy and His approval. The same goes when we are doing His work by bringing His other children down to earth. We are literally doing the work of the Father and we are working WITH Him to do so. How cool is that? I can’t wait for my opportunity to do so. I am grateful that He trusts us with that responsibility, whether it is in our own homes, through church callings, or even our work." 

"One thing that really stood out to me was the fact that almost half of American homes do not have children in the home. Growing up in California it was normal to see one child homes and plenty where it is just a husband and wife. Living in Utah and Idaho the past few years though, it has been fun to see so many households with a lot of children. Later on in the readings it talks about how many American’s don’t believe that marriage is to have children. In other countries in that same poll, almost half of the population that was surveyed still believed that marriage was to bring children into the world. It is sad to see how many people do not understand or know about the Plan of Salvation. As I was reading this week the spirit was able to confirm to me that the Plan of Salvation is important and that marriage is a way to multiply and replenish the earth and to rear children in a loving home. To me it makes so much sense. Why else would we need to be married? Yes, it is fun and it has plenty of perks, but at the same time all of the couples I know who have children said they didn’t realize how happy they could be until they had children.