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“Student Manual Readings,” Preparing for an Eternal Marriage Teacher Manual (2003), ix–xii

“Student Manual Readings,” Preparing for an Eternal Marriage, ix–xii

Student Manual Readings

Lesson 1: Developing an Eternal Perspective

  • Statements in “Eternal Perspective,” President Spencer W. Kimball (81)

  • “Living by Gospel Principles” (viii)

  • “Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge,” Elder Richard G. Scott (148)

Lesson 2: The New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage

  • “The New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage” (in “Marriage for Eternity,” 167)

  • Statements in “Marriage for Eternity,” Elder Bruce R. McConkie (167)

  • “The Eternal Family,” Elder Robert D. Hales (100)

  • Selected Teachings from “Commitment” (21)

  • Selected Teachings from “Divorce” (73)

  • Selected Teachings from “Holy Spirit of Promise” (136)

  • Statement in “Covenants and Ordinances,” President Joseph Fielding Smith (38)

  • “Why Marry in the Temple?” Elder John A. Widtsoe (178)

  • “Those Who Do Not Marry,” (in “Marriage for Eternity,” 168)

  • “Remember the Importance of Marriage,” Elder Bruce R. McConkie; in “Marriage and the Great Plan of Happiness,” Elder Joe J. Christensen (284)

Lesson 3: The Family: A Proclamation to the World

  • “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (83)

  • “The Family,” Elder Henry B. Eyring (104)

  • Selected Teachings on “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” (84)

  • Statement in “Satan Tries to Destroy Happiness,” Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin (in “Happiness in Marriage,” 135)

  • Statement in “Satan Tries to Destroy Happiness,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (in “Happiness in Marriage,” 134)

Lesson 4: The Lord’s Standards for Dating

  • “For the Strength of Youth” (52)

  • Selected Teachings from “Dating Standards” (51)

Lesson 5: The Law of Chastity

  • “Personal Purity,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (233)

  • “Our Moral Environment,” Elder Boyd K. Packer (230)

  • “Sexual Purity” (in “For the Strength of Youth,” 56)

  • Statement in “Satan Tries to Destroy Happiness,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (in “Happiness in Marriage,” 134)

  • Statement in “Satan Tries to Destroy Happiness,” Elder Boyd K. Packer (in “Happiness in Marriage,” 134)

  • First statement in “Effects of Pornography on Dating, Marriages, and Families,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (in “Pornography,” 265)

  • “Same-Gender Attraction,” Elder Dallin H. Oaks (294)

  • Statement in “Same-Gender Attraction” section, President Gordon B. Hinckley (294)

  • Statement in “Morality and Modesty,” President Spencer W. Kimball (219)

  • “The Law of Chastity,” President Ezra Taft Benson (227)

Lesson 6: Staying Morally Clean

  • Statement in “Morality and Modesty,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (220)

  • “Consequences of Obedience or Disobedience” (in “Morality and Modesty,” 221)

  • “For the Strength of Youth” (52)

  • “Put on the Whole Armor of God,” President Harold B. Lee (223)

Lesson 7: Personal Worthiness and the Blessings of Eternal Marriage

  • “Healing the Tragic Scars of Abuse,” Elder Richard G. Scott (5)

  • Statement in “Principle of Repentance,” Elder Boyd K. Packer (in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” section, 87)

Lesson 8: Overcoming “the Natural Man”

  • Statement in “Temptations of Satan and the Natural Man,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (330)

  • “Put Off the Natural Man, and Come Off Conqueror,” Elder Neal A. Maxwell (333)

  • “Beware of Pride,” President Ezra Taft Benson (269)

  • “Discipline a Violent Temper,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (332)

  • “Our Fading Civility,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (331)

Lesson 9: Balancing Personal Growth and Responsibility

  • Selected Teachings from “Maturity” (198)

Lesson 10: Temporal Preparedness

  • Statements in “Prepare for the Future,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (in “Education,” 77)

  • Statement in “Importance of Education for Women,” Elder Howard W. Hunter (in “Education,” 78)

  • Statement in “Importance of Education for Women,” Elder Russell M. Nelson (in “Education,” 78)

  • Selected Teachings from “Temporal Preparedness” (327)

  • Selected Teachings from “Independence” (137)

  • “Becoming Self-Reliant,” Elder L. Tom Perry (307)

Lesson 11: Effective Communication

  • “Family Communications,” Elder Marvin J. Ashton (32)

Lesson 12: Differences Inherent between Men and Women

  • Selected Teachings from “Differences Inherent between Men and Women” (63)

  • “The Joy of Womanhood,” Sister Margaret D. Nadauld (70)

  • Statements in “Equality of Men and Women,” Elder James E. Faust (80)

  • Statement in “Equality of Men and Women,” Sister Eliza R. Snow (80)

Lesson 13: Divine Roles and Responsibilities of Men and Women

  • Selected Teachings from “Men’s Divine Roles and Responsibilities” (200)

  • “Being a Righteous Husband and Father,” President Howard W. Hunter (206)

  • “Living Worthy of the Girl You Will Someday Marry,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (209)

  • “To the Fathers in Israel,” President Ezra Taft Benson (203)

  • Selected Teachings from “Women’s Divine Roles and Responsibilities” (347)

  • “Women of the Church,” President Gordon B. Hinckley (357)

  • “To the Mothers in Zion,” President Ezra Taft Benson (352)

  • Selected Teachings from “Equality of Men and Women” (79)

  • Statement in “Principle of Mutual Respect,” Elder Merrill J. Bateman (in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” section, 91)

  • Statement in “Differences Inherent between Men and Women,” President Boyd K. Packer (64)

  • “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (83)

  • Statement in “Differences Inherent between Men and Women,” Elder Neal A. Maxwell (65)

  • Statement in “Differences Inherent between Men and Women,” Elder Merrill J. Bateman (65)

  • Selected Teachings from “Mothers’ Employment outside the Home” (237)

  • “‘One Thing Needful’: Becoming Women of Greater Faith in Christ,” Sister Patricia T. Holland (366)

Lesson 14: True Love

  • Selected Teachings from “Love” (154)

Lesson 15: The Search for an Eternal Companion

  • Selected Teachings from “Mate Selection” (188)

  • “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (83)

Lesson 16: The Decision to Marry and Engagement

  • Selected Teachings from “Mate Selection” (188)

  • “Agency or Inspiration?” Elder Bruce R. McConkie (193)

  • “Summary Checklist” (in “Arrangements for a Temple Marriage,” 318)

Lesson 17: Preparing for the Temple

  • “The Holy Temple,” President Boyd K. Packer (318)

  • Selected Teachings from “Temple Preparation” (314)

Lesson 18: Jesus Christ, the Sure Foundation

  • “Cultivating Divine Attributes,” Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin (130)

  • Statement in “How Does Our Love for God Influence Our Ability to Love Others?” Elder Russell M. Nelson (in “Love,” 157)

Lesson 19: Adjusting to Married Life

  • Selected Teachings from “Adjustments in Marriage” (9)

  • “Overcoming Those Differences of Opinion: A Formula for Finding Unity in Marriage,” Elder Robert E. Wells (286)

Lesson 20: Intimacy in Marriage

  • Selected Teachings from “Intimacy in Marriage” (139)

  • Statement in “Costs of Infidelity,” President Thomas S. Monson (in “Fidelity in Marriage,” 113)

  • “Birth Control” (14)

  • “Personal Purity,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (233)

  • “The Fountain of Life,” Elder Boyd K. Packer (141)

Lesson 21: Course Summary: Governing Our Lives by Correct Principles

  • “Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge,” Elder Richard G. Scott (148)

  • “We Must Do Our Part” (in “Living by Gospel Principles,” ix)

  • Statement in “Foundations for Eternal Marriage,” Elder Richard G. Scott (124)