Marriage Quotes -

compiled by Shannon L. Alder in her book “300 Questions: LDS couples should ask before marriage” (Horizon Publishers) -- seems like a good book, need to read it more.. if you'd like your own copy I recomend clicking HERE
to purchase one (at least check the reviews) or search any of the other fine online book stores, or a local book store as well. .. That said I would like some day to ask the author if she in fact went through all 300 Q's before marrying her husband? In either case here are the marriatial quotes spoken of in the "title" . enjoy

“Courtship is a wonderful period. It should be a sacred one. That is the time in which you choose your mate.” – President David O. McKay (True to the Faith, Bookcraft, 1966, 318.)

“Don’t let this choice [of a marriage partner] ever be made except with earnest, searching, prayerful consideration, confiding in parents, [and] in faithful, mature, trustworthy friends.” – Elder Richard L. Evans of the quorum of the Twelve (This you can count on,” Improvement Era, Dec. 1969,73.)

“You use every facility, you get all the judgment that you can centered on the problem, you make up your own mind, and then, to be sure that you don’t err, you counsel with the Lord. You talk it over. You say, ‘This is what I think; what do you think?’ And if you get the calm, sweet surety that comes only form the Holy Spirit, you know you’ve reached the right conclusion, but if there’s anxiety and uncertainty in your heart, then you’d better start over, because the Lord’s hand is not in it, and you’re not getting the ratifying seal that, as a member of the church who has the gift of the Holy Ghost, you are entitled to receive.” – Elder Bruce R. McConkie (“Agency or Inspiration – Which?” Speeches of the year, BYU Devotional Addresses, 1972-73, 115-116.)

“The successful marriage depends in large measure upon the preparation made in approaching it … One cannot pick the ripe, rich, luscious fruit from a tree that was never planted, nurtured, nor pruned.” – President Spencer W. Kimball (The Miracle of Forgiveness, Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1969, 242.)

I suggest that you not ignore many possible candidates who are still developing these attributes, seeking the one who is perfect in them. You will likely not find that perfect person, and if you did, there would certainly be no interest in you. These attributes are best polished together as husband and wife” – Elder Richard G. Scott of the quorum of the twelve (Ensign, May 1999, 26.)

“Choose a companion of your own faith. You are much more likely to be happy. Choose a companion you can always honor, you can always respect, one who will compliment you in your own life, one to whom you can give your entire heart, your entire love, your entire allegiance, your entire loyalty.” – President Gordon B. Hinckley (Ensign, Feb. 1999, 2.)

“… soul mates” are a fiction and an illusion; and while every young man and young woman will seek with all diligence and prayerfulness to find a mate with whom life can be beautiful, it is certain that almost any good man and any good woman can have happiness and a successful marriage if both are willing to pay the price.” - President Spencer w. Kimball (Marriage and Divorce, 1976, 16.)

“If the choice is between reforming other church members [including fiancés, spouses, and children] or ourselves, is there really any question about where we should begin? The key is to have our eyes wide open to our own faults and partially closed to the faults of others – not the other way around! The imperfections of others never release us from the need to work on our own shortcomings.” - Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve (“A Brother Offended,” Ensign, May 1982, 39.)

“If we would know true love and understanding one for another, we must realize that communication is more then a sharing of words. It is wise sharing of emotions, feelings, and concerns. It is the sharing of oneself totally.” – Elder Marvin J. Ashton of the quorum of the Twelve (“Family Communications,” Ensign, May 1976,52.)

“Your success in marriage will depend largely on your ability to focus on improving yourself, rather that trying to reshape your spouse. It will depend more on being the right one than finding the right one. There is greater power in giving than in getting.” – Elder Lynn G. Robinson of the Seventy (“Finding Your Sweetheart,” New Era, Sept. 2003, 45.)

“May I say that almost all marriages could be beautiful, harmonious, happy, and eternal ones, if the two people primarily involved would determine that it should be, that it must be, that it will be.” – President Spencer W. Kimball (“Marriage Is Honorable,” Speeches of the Year, Provo: Brigham Young University Press, 1973, 257.)

“[Divine love] is not like that association of the world which is misnamed love, but whish is mostly physical attraction. … The love of which the Lord speaks is not only physical attraction, but also faith, confidence, understanding, and partnership. It is devotion and companionship, parenthood, common ideals, and standards. It is cleanliness of life and sacrifice and unselfishness. This kind of love never tires nor wanes. It lives on through sickness and sorrow, through prosperity and privation, through accomplishment and disappointment, through time and eternity.” – President Spencer W. Kimball (“The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, 1982, 248.)