Conflict in Marriage

Like I have said many times before, marriage isn’t always easy. I know that I am pretty new at this whole marriage thing, but that doesn’t mean my husband and I don’t have our differences. For the most part we do really well communicating with one another, but just like every marriage there are certain things that just drive me crazy. I realize that we are going to have disagreements. Some of those disagreements might even end up being perpetual problems which are the most common. Something I found interesting in this week’s reading was that even though couples argue about the same things throughout their marriage (housework, children, sex) doesn’t mean their marriage is going to fail and be unsuccessful. Most couples learn to live and even make light of those situations. Fighting and arguing is going to happen in a marriage. No matter how nice you are there is simply no way around it. President James E. Faust says that we must forgive often. Choosing not to forgive can and will make what seem to be small problems much worse. “It is not easy to let go and empty our hearts of festering resentment. The Savior has offered us His precious peace through His atonement.” (James E. Faust) How lucky are we to have the knowledge of the ultimate sacrifice. We, as married couples need to let things go. We need to forgive and rely on the infinite atonement for peace and comfort. We must forgive to be forgiven. 

The Healing Power of Forgiveness- James E. Faust April 2007 General Conference