Marriage in Heavenly Father's Plan

Elder David A. Bednar

"As a husband and wife are each drawn to the Lord (see 3 Nephi 27:14), as they learn to serve and cherish one another, as they share life experiences and grow together and become one, and as they are blessed through the uniting of their distinctive natures, they begin to realize the fulfillment that our Heavenly Father desires for His children. Ultimate happiness, which is the very object of the Father's plan, is received through the making and honoring of eternal marriage covenants."

Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Marriage Is Essential to His Eternal Plan," Liahona and Ensign, June 2006, 86.

Photo illustration by Laureni Fochetto

© 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.