Is this Love?

This week we discussed many factors of dating and finding an eternal partner. The concept that stood out to me most was the 3 P's of dating. They are Planned, Paid for, and Paired off. These are super important for dating and finding the one that you can spend eternity with. We related these P's to the 3 P's in The Family: A Proclamation to the World, which are Preside, Provide, Protect. When the man plans a date it can be related to presiding over the family and having plans for the future which is so important to a family. A date being paid for shows signs that he can provide. It doesn't meant that he always will, but it is a sign and if he is consistently providing for you then that will most likely continue on in the marriage. Paired off gives the guys a reason to protect that girl for the date. It shows that they are loyal to each other for that date and that he is there to watch over and protect her.
If these 3 P's are consistently happening while dating, they will most likely carry on through the marriage.

The next concept that we talked about was the "Kno- Quo"
These are things that you should do while looking to marry someone. The three T's are, Togetherness, Talk, and Time. You wont truly know somebody without doing all three of these things, and even then you may not know them completely, but you will be able to know more than you would without the three T's. It is so important to spend time together because that is one of the best ways that you will get to know them. While spending time with them, you should make conversation and talk about things that will be important to you personally and to both of you in the marriage. When things are talked about before getting married, it is a great way to avoid hard things later that may come up. Time goes along with both Togetherness and Talking. Love is shown through time and it means a lot when someone takes the time to hang out with you or talk to you. These are greats ways to really get to know somebody and will help you decide if they are the one that you can spend your life with through the eternities.

“Soul mates' are fiction and an illusion; and while every young man and young woman will seek with all diligence and prayerfulness to find a mate with whom life can be most compatible and beautiful, yet it is certain that almost any good man and any good woman can have happiness and a successful marriage if both are willing to pay the price.” 
― Spencer W. Kimball

“How sweet is the assurance, how comforting is the peace that come from the knowledge that if we marry right and live right, our relationship will continue, notwithstanding the certainty of death and the passage of time. Men may write love songs and sing them. They may yearn and hope and dream. But all of this will be only a romantic longing unless there is an exercise of authority that transcends the powers of time and death.” 
― Gordon B. Hinckley