Week Ten.

I really liked learning about "One for the Money" this week. I am really going to try and apply those principles into my life. I will be getting married in three weeks and I know we will be using this handbook a ton in our home. Right after we get married, we are going to start a budget to see how much we will be spending each month. Both of us are working and going to school full time and I know money will be tight. But what a blessing we have to have this manual! I know that by paying our tithing first that we will be blessed. I always pay my tithing and I know that my fiance does at well. I know that we both have a testimony of it and we will be able to blessed from it in our married life. I also want to use the debt eliminator. I've been blessed to stay out of debt, but I know that my fiance has some student loans. I hope that we will be able to apply what I learned in class and start using it in our home.

Week Nine.

I'm so excited to use the council method in my life. I really do think that it will be such a blessing. I'm excited to be able to have family councils and even spouse council in my life. I honestly know that it will help my family in so many ways. I think it is so important that family councils start with a prayer. What a great opportunity to invite the spirit to be with you. I also love that within the council method that every person gets a say in the matter. I think it's so important for each family member to be able to have a voice and an opinion on the matter. Each person needs the opportunity to speak. I also love that after everyone discusses the matter that another prayers should be given. So that we can now speak with our Heavenly Father and ask for his approval. I know that the council method is from God and that this is how he would want things done within our families and the church.

Week Eight.

Crisis will always occur. There will be moments in our lives when tragic moments will happen. It is what we do with these events that makes the difference. In a family setting, the family can either rely on each other or be pulled apart. I would hope that in my family when sometimes tragic happens, that my family will be able to pull together and become closer. I hope that we will be able to show our love for one another in troubling times. I hope that we will be able to call upon God for his help, assistance, and patience in our trials. I know that it is through our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ that we will be able to get through anything. We will not be handed anything we can't handle. I think a lot of our situations depends on our attitudes. Sometimes we just need to see things as a blessing instead of a curse.

Week Seven.

Infidelity is such a huge problem these days. I've seen it occur in my family, my fiance's family, friends' parents, people in my ward. It's become a problem within and out of the church. Because my finance' and I have both witnessed infidelity within our families, we have talked a lot about loyalty to one another. We have talked about facebook and texting other people. We have made a promise that we will never say anything ill about one another to friends or family. We will confide in each other, and not family or best friends. We both have made promises to be faithful forever. We have promised to never cross any boundaries. I especially feel that facebook can be a huge hang up for couples. Rob and I have talked about facebook and what type of influence it will have on our relationship. We have set guidelines and rules to follow. I've heard and seen so many families be town apart because of facebook. What a silly little thing to get hung up on. Because Rob and I have set these rules, I know it will bless our relationship.