The Power of Prayer in Marriage

Do you pray for your spouse? Do you pray for your relationship? Do your pray with your spouse and your family? If not NOW is the time to start. The power and strength you receive through prayer can be compared to nothing in this world.

President Thomas S. Monson shared some counsel he received on his wedding day he said, " May I offer you newlyweds a formula which will ensure that any disagreement you may have will last no longer than one day? Every night kneel by the side of your bed. One night, Brother Monson, you offer the prayer, aloud, on bended knee. The next night you, Sister Monson, offer prayer aloud, on bended knee. I can then assure you that any misunderstanding that develops during the day will vanish as you pray. You simply can't pray together and retain any but the best of feeling toward one another."

Quote taken from Chapter 19 of "Successful Marriages and Families: Proclamation Principles and Research Perspectives" By Alan J. Hawkins, David C. Dollahite and Thomas W. Draper."

Dallin H. Oaks also advised, "If you are already descending into the low state of marriage-in-name-only, please join hands, kneel together, and prayerfully plead for help and healing power of the Atonement. Your humble and united pleadings will bring you closer to the Lord and to each other and will help you in the hard climb back to marital harmony."

I have a strong testimony of prayer and have personally felt the power that comes from it. When our lives are centered on Jesus Christ and our Father in Heaven our thoughts become more divine. Our perspectives change and the little things will not matter. Let us all be humble and pray together!