First Post.

I love the classes that Brother Williams teaching, and the insights I gain every week! Last semester I took a class from him called "The Helping Relationship". The class was for those who were going into counseling for individuals, families, or marriage counseling. I took it just because it interested me...and I thought it was going to be about marriage. (Silly me.) Well I learned so much that ended up helping my marriage anyway. I found better ways of talking with my sweetheart. It was amazing how much I learned about listening and about validating feeling. Oh it was fantastic!

So far in this class we have discussed the precautions of scientific research on families and marriage. There can be so many biases put into research, so must not just read research and accept it as fact. We must make sure that things line up, such as credentials of the person writing the article.

We also have talked about the social trends that are going on today and how they effect marriage. A trend I found supremely critical was cohabitation. I believe that it threatens marriage because, those who are just living with one another think it is the same as marriage. It is not. And who else does that effect? Their children. Child abuse rates are higher in a cohabitation home.

Another issue that is going on today is premarital sex. It effects all of us. And the sad thing about it is that the teenagers who engage in this risky act don't really know how it will effect them later on. The worst thing could happen used to be pregnancy. But now it is STD's. There are STD's that if contracted can effect your ability to have children, making you sterile.

How blessed we are to have the knowledge of the gospel that saves us from such consequences. Let us share this gospel with all that we know! The gospel never tries to be with the times, or to be popular, but it is the right way.
I hope you have learned something from my post.
Until next post :) God be with you till we meet again.