279. Dating and Marriage, from "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elder Jeffrey Holland.
This was based on a BYU Devotional by Elder Jeffrey Holland. D ATING & MARRIAGE 1 10 Love And Dating Lessons We Can Learn From Elder Holland BY SAMANTHA SHELLEY · OCTOBER 17, 2014 This article was based on Elder Holland’s BYU devotional, “ How Do I Love Thee ?”. I recommend it to everyone. 1. Dating should not be separated from discipleship. Believe that your faith has everything to do with your romance, because it does. You separate dating from discipleship at your peril. Jesus Christ , the Light of the World, is the only lamp by which you can successfully see the path of love and happiness. Too often, we allow ourselves to take a different approach to dating than we do the rest of our lives. We allow emotions, lusts, and other things to silence the Spirit, and we believe we have a certain right to be dishonest, or even sometimes mean. While dating is certainly a minefield to navigate, and it’s not always easy to do so ...