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Elder Lynn G. Robbins: Love Is a Choice

02.08.2023 - By LDS LivingPlay

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Love is a choice—Elder Lynn G. Robbins believes this so much, he wrote a book about it. After years of counseling with couples in his church capacities, Elder Robbins has seen firsthand how Christlike love helps us develop deeper and more lasting relationships. He teaches us that being a disciple of Christ helps us form strong bonds with those we love, but only if our efforts are driven by intentional and deliberate choices. So in this Valentine's Day episode of All In, we invite you to consider the power of choice and responsibility in all of your relationships—romantic or not.

 

2:30- Falling Out of Love vs. Growing in Love

14:09- Greatest Happiness Found in the Home

17:45- 100 Percent Responsibility

23:39- Anger and Loud Tones

29:53- Abuse

33:41-Finances

38:48- The Greatest Sermon Christ Gave?

41:51- Happily Ever After—A Choice

46:28- Why Choose Love?

48:13- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

 

“After a couple gets married, that infatuation begins to fade and if they confuse that for true love, they may wonder, ‘Where is that special feeling? Am I falling out of love?’ Their marriage is at a very critical crossroads at that point where they need to discover what true love is.”

 

Links and References

Love Is a Choice book

“Most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration.” —President Gordon B. Hinckley

100 Percent Responsibility video

”Our Strengths Can Become Our Downfall” talk

“A determined man finds a way; the other man finds an excuse.” —David B Haight

“Choosing Whom to Marry” article

“Agency and Anger” talk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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