I Sustain Thomas S. Monson Happiness abounds when there is genuine respect one for another. Wives draw closer to their husbands, and husbands are more appreciative of their wives, and children are happy, as children are meant to be. Where there is respect in the home, children do not find themselves in that dreaded never never land—never the object of concern, never the recipient of proper parental guidance. To those who are not yet married, I counsel: People who marry in the hope of forming a permanent partnership require certain skills and attitudes of mind. They must be skillful in adapting to each other. They need capacity to work out mutual problems. They need willingness to give and take in the search for harmony. They need unselfishness of the highest sort, with thought for one’s partner taking the place of desire for oneself. My dear sisters, young and those just a bit older, though your circumstances may differ and your opportunities may vary, you can be models to follow, even examples of the believers.
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