I agree with this statement 100 percent. I have been stretched and
pulled in my own marriage but I have learned so much. It reminds me of the
process of pulling taffy. Have you ever seen a taffy machine or a person who is
stretching taffy? I remember as a kid walking by a window and seeing this machine,
it was taking taffy and stretching it. Then it would fold it in half and then stretch
it and fold it again. This process went on for a while. I wondered why they
needed to do this. This final step in the taffy making process is important. The
taffy is pulled and stretched over and over again until it “reaches the point
of exhaustion”. But why? what does it do for the candy? Pulling taffy aerates
it, or incorporates many tiny air bubbles throughout the candy. This makes it
lighter and chewier. (Why do you pull taffy). This process is an integral part
of the process. So, it is for us in our lives. Sometimes God takes us to our
limits; he pulls and stretches us in order to refine us and make us better. It
may be hard to endure at times, but it is worth it. Marriage stretches our
abilities but charity is something that can help us in our journey.
Marvin Ashton has said that “perhaps the greatest charity comes when we
are kind to each other, when we don’t judge or categorize someone else, when we
simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is
accepting someone’s differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience
with someone who has let us down…charity is refusing to take advantage of
another’s weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us.
Charity is expecting the best of each other.
Marriage requires accepting, humility, forgiveness and so much more. It
is important to expect the best of each other.
We need to rely on God and Jesus Christ. It has been said that “charity
is the pure love of Christ. (Moroni 7:47).
I love this; Christ is our perfect example and I am grateful for that.
Ezra Benson has said that “Men and women who turn their lives over to
God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can.
He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen
their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their
opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends, and pour out peace.
Whoever will lose his life in the service of God will find eternal life.”
If we can have this pure love of Christ in our lives, we can overcome
trials and can be on our way to having a successful marriage and family.
Reference
Benson, E.T. Remembers the joy of christmas. Retrieved
from http://scottwoodward.org/Talks/html/Benson,%20Ezra%20Taft/BensonET_EzraTaftBensonRemembersTheJoyOfChristmas.html
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