The partnership between a husband and wife is a beautiful thing, and when we embrace our divine roles and traits we can create a home of love and unity.
Howard W. Hunter said, "Whatever Jesus lays His hands upon, lives. If He lays His hands upon a marriage, it lives. If He is allowed to lay His hands on the family, it lives."
The roles of the mother and father are separate, but equal. When husband and wife can respect and support each other in their responsibilities there is an increase in gratitude for each other. Fathers are meant to provide for their family, but are also involved in the emotional work of raising their children and assisting their wives in household labor. When wives show support of their husbands in their career, there is an increase of devotion and adoration. She can also verbalize gratitude when her husband helps around the house, and avoid criticism if he does something different than what she would normally do. When husbands include their wives in decision-making, managing finances, and creating order in the home, there is an increase of respect towards one another and a sense of equality between the two. She will not feel inferior to her husband, and she will have greater sense of self purpose and individual worth, and she gains confidence when she is not treated as a "trophy wife".
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