685. Elder Lynn G. Robbins: How to Build a Love That Lasts Forever, from LDS Living.
This lovely article helps us understand true love, which lasts after the "honeymoon is over" stage. It has great ideas! Elder Robbins: How to Build a Love That Lasts Forever by Elder Lynn G. Robbins, Adapted from his book "Love Is a Choice" | Feb. 05, 2016 Can one choose to love, or is love something you fall into? Is agency involved, or is love something that just happens to you? If love is something you fall in, how can you act rather than be acted upon? Romantic movies today would have you believe that love is governed by some uncontrollable, ungovernable force—like fate or serendipity. But this simply isn’t reality. Falling in and out of love is no more real than Cupid or Prince Charming. While the expression “to fall in love” is a beautiful idiom, there are inherent risks involved in using the verb fall because it implies that love is accidental or involuntary, with no choice involved. This mentality can also l...