The family is ordained of God. Marriage between a man and a woman is essential to His eternal plan... The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave.
In the book, Successful Marriages & Families it lists the following:
Challenges Facing Mid & Later Life Couples:
Empty Nest: "It's important to build a good relationship with your spouse so that when the children leave, you have the underlying joy of focusing on each other and not your adult children."
At this point in time, couples must draw together, rekindle their romance, and begin to redefine themselves as marital partners as well as parents or individuals.
Retirement: " People need to prepare emotionally for retirement, people planning to return need to retire to something, not just from something, because adjusting to less money and being home all the time is a real change."
President Ezra Taft Benson shared, " The Lord knows and loves the elderly among His people. It has always been so, and upon them He has bestowed many of His greatest responsibilities. In various dispensations He has guided His people through prophets who were in their advancing years. He has needed the wisdom and experience of age, the inspired direction from those with long years of proven faithfulness to His gospel... How the Lord knows and loves His children who have given so much through their years of experience!"
I love the elderly! Yes, sometimes they talk forever about memories from their past, but I feel that they are the teachers of us today. We can learn from their experiences. One thing that my grandpa has shared with me, (too many times to count, I might add), that when he was little he walked to school uphill in the snow. I find it funny that he shares that with us every time we are talking about the weather being cold or having to walk somewhere. Even though it is something so small and silly, it is one memory that I will always have of him. I challenge everyone to take the time to talk to their grandparents about their lives, before it is too late. They will be fun stories to share with your future generations.
President Ezra Taft Benson shared, " The Lord knows and loves the elderly among His people. It has always been so, and upon them He has bestowed many of His greatest responsibilities. In various dispensations He has guided His people through prophets who were in their advancing years. He has needed the wisdom and experience of age, the inspired direction from those with long years of proven faithfulness to His gospel... How the Lord knows and loves His children who have given so much through their years of experience!"
I love the elderly! Yes, sometimes they talk forever about memories from their past, but I feel that they are the teachers of us today. We can learn from their experiences. One thing that my grandpa has shared with me, (too many times to count, I might add), that when he was little he walked to school uphill in the snow. I find it funny that he shares that with us every time we are talking about the weather being cold or having to walk somewhere. Even though it is something so small and silly, it is one memory that I will always have of him. I challenge everyone to take the time to talk to their grandparents about their lives, before it is too late. They will be fun stories to share with your future generations.
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