Faithful

“Be faithful in your marriage covenants in thought, word, and deed”

• President Howard W. Hunter

When we are faithful to our spouse, it is more then just not having physical relationships with other people. We need to be faithful not only in our physical actions, but in our thoughts and words. We need to always respect our spouse and not be mean spirited or demean them. In regards to pornography, I think that Satan has made this very cunning way to destroy a marriage. There is no physical touch to others, so a lot of the times people that view pornography don’t see it as cheating. But as President Howard W. Hunter has said, “Pornography, flirtations, and unwholesome fantasies erode one’s character and strike at the foundation of a happy marriage. Unity and trust within a marriage are thereby destroyed.” He makes it very clear, that this can ruin an eternal marriage. 

We need to put in the work and cultivate our relationships with our spouses. We need to let them into our hearts, and share our concerns and our dreams. We need to continually turn towards each other. We need to see the good in each other and show affection. Not everyone shows it in the same manner, so we need to be mindful of that. We need to support one another and build each other up. 

We need to also be spiritually faithful to our spouses. “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time; Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28.