"I recall listening at length to a couple who sat across the desk from
me. There was bitterness between them. I know that at one time their love
was deep and true. But each had developed a habit of speaking of the faults
of the other. Unwilling to forgive the kind of mistakes we all make, and
unwilling to forget them and live above them with forbearance, they had
carped at one another until the love they once knew had been smothered. It
had turned to ashes with the decree of a so-called
'no-fault' divorce. Now there is only loneliness and
recrimination. I am satisfied that had there been even a small measure of
repentance and forgiveness, they would still be together, enjoying the
companionship that had so richly blessed their earlier
years."
(Gordon B. Hinckley, "Of You It Is Required to Forgive," Ensign, June 1991, 4)
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wow. that was powerful. and so so true. sometimes i think couples quit too soon. sometimes being married is just plain hard.
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