You must realize that the true desire to express affection can be motivated by things other than true love.... In short, one might simply say: save your kisses--you might need them someday. And when anyof you--men and women--are given entrance to the heart of a trusting young friend, you stand on holy ground. In such a place you must be honest with yourself--and with your friend--about love and the expression of it's symbols.
Bruce C. HafenMarriage is by nature a covenant, Not just a private contract one may cancel at will.
Bruce C. HafenEqual partnerships are not made in heaven-they are made on earth, one choice at a time, one conversation at a time, one threshold crossing at a time.
Bruce C. HafenBecause of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can learn from our experience without being condemned by our experience.
Bruce C. HafenWe can have eternal life if we want it, but only if there is nothing else we want more.
Bruce C. HafenIn the long run, our most deeply held desires will govern our choices, one by one and day by day, until our lives finally add up to what we have really wanted most--for good or otherwise. We can indeed have eternal life, if we really want it, so long as we don't want something else more.
Bruce C. Hafen