“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

“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)

“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)

“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)

“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)

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)

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)

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)

Selected Teachings from “Mate Selection” (188)
“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (83)

“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)

Selected Teachings from “Adjustments in Marriage” (9)
“Overcoming Those Differences of Opinion: A Formula for Finding Unity in Marriage,” Elder Robert E. Wells (286)

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)