Advice I give to the newly married, but works for all

1. Read the Book of Mormon daily. [Alma 33:19-21; 37:46,] I promise this will bless your whole life. [even if you are not a Mormon, I promise you that doing this will bless your marriage too.]
2. Speak to Heavenly Father daily and let the Savior be your guide.
3. Be committed and kind to one another. In a marriage the word love is a verb not a noun.
4. The American philosopher, William James once said: The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Sis Marjory Hinckley has shared that early on in her marriage she realized it would be better if they worked harder to get used to each other than constantly try to change each other.
And in the words of a Collin Raye song: I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry and I know you do the same things too, so we’re really not that different, me and you..
Do not let your marriage be destroyed by something that could have been overlooked, or forgiven.
5. Discover each others needs and learn to meet them. We all feel love in different ways. . We all have different needs and having them met is what makes us feel loved. When we meet our spouses needs we are making deposits in their love bank. Work hard to make more deposits than withdrawals and you will earn interest 100 fold.