Marriage an Act of Faith

Willard thinks that a lot of people are scared of marriage. Willard knows he’s selfish and kind of lazy, and he’s afraid he won’t be a good father or husband. He sometimes wonders if waiting until he’s a better, happier person is a good idea.

However, Bishop Jon Hale reminds Willard that “the scriptures say that if a person will lose their life, they will find it.” Willard thinks this is good advice; he has to exercise faith in marriage and in himself before he will receive the witness.

He doesn’t want to be another of the “twentysomething Peter Pans’ who never ‘grow up,” – Deseret News Article

Attitude First, Then Behavior

Willard has been going on a lot of fun dates with good girls recently, but it has been a few months since he dated someone steadily. Yesterday, Willard’s angel-mother told him about an article in the September 2007 Ensign about a man who thought he wanted to get married and was dating a lot but realized he wasn’t trying as hard as he thought. His bishop helped him see how to change the ways he dated, and he found and married a woman that he loves (at the tender age of 45!).

Willard thinks he will try changing his attitude and dating in similar ways. He thinks you might enjoy the article too.