I have grown with some money rules. Some of these rules have been taught by my parents, and others have been intuitive. The first rule that my parents taught about money, it is that money is to serve others. First, we must to serve our family, and after we have serve the members of our family, we must to use money to serve...
Who is the boss in your marriage? Maybe, you could say with excitation: “I am the boss!” But the reality is that if you say that you are the boss, the center of your family, and maybe the center of the universe… You are leading a dysfunctional family. Mr. & Mrs. Smith Movie scene In a well-functioning family, parents lead the family together,...
Marriage is the place where love is developed in his maximum expression. But, when we talk about sexuality, frequently marriages face some challenges. A common sexual challenge between LDS members, and other communities is the ignorance. The lack of sexual knowledge is even responsible of divorces. During my life, I have noted that sometimes this ignorance is consequences of believing that talk about...
Gottman say that there is not a book or therapist that can solve all your marital problems. My grandmother told me that she never read a book about marriage, she never visited a therapist with her husband, and she didn’t listen the word of a prophet (she is not LDS member), but she was able of solve her marital problems. Why my grandma...
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory." - Albert Schweitzer This is a quote that I have listened from many successful marriages. Why? Because In our mortal life, we will be under the weakness of the flesh, and we will make mistakes, and the relationship will need to exercise the forgiveness. As Elder Lynn G. Robbins said: “The family...
“In the scriptures, there is no such thing as righteous pride—it is always considered a sin.” Ezra Taft Benson. This Benson´s quote is to ponder because sometimes we are deceived by Satan, who invite us to be pride arguing that it is necessary to consider us better that our fellowmen to reach a better status, benefits, and power. Regarding to power, we find...
Image: golfuniverse.com Small rocks build great walls. I was appreciating The Great Wall of China. This wall was built to protect the borders of the empire. It has 21,196 kilometers of large, and it is considered as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. When we see close the wall, we can appreciate that small rocks built this enormous building. The accumulation of this pieces...