The Merry Age
On Dating, Marriage, & Childbearing
About
Family life is the forgotten American dream, and truly, the dream of humanity. The greatest of simple joys await as we seek God’s will on family matters. Creating a family is a grand adventure, requiring bravery, wisdom, and sacrificial love. Join me in re-centering our hopes back on the fundamental unit of society: the family. Society is collapsing, and it is more important than ever to return our focus to the basics that keep the family alive. Well has it been said that to attack family is to attack Christ! Everything we do in the church, as Boyd K. Packer said, is to contribute to the family being happy at home. Indeed, there are keys and social laws (just like other laws of nature) which result in the stability or destruction of society. Stability isn’t unpredictable, it is sure when we build on time-proven principles. Those correct principles have been taught by the church for millennia, and a return to them is a critical aspect of restoring society.
Books
Published:
- Family Culture War: Highlights & Commentary on Catholic Philosophy Professor Peter Kreeft (72 pages)
Rough Drafts:
- Marriage (PDF) Featuring highlights of Gottman’s marriage principles, etc.
- Chastity, Dating, & The Priority of Marriage (PDF)
- Childbearing (PDF) (About: words of the prophets on childbearing as a priority, etc.) Modesty (PDF Book) (Abrev. Book)
Videos
Articles
Featured:
Other:
- Saving the 1st Kiss for Marriage: Overview of “The Princess & The Kiss: A Story of God’s Gift of Purity” Storybook by Jennie Bishop 09/06/2023
- The 7 Principles of Successful Marriage by John Gottman, PhD – Book Highlights & Commentary 08/07/2023
- *How to Win the Culture War – The Christian Battle Plan for a Society in Crisis by Peter Kreeft a Catholic Philosophy Professor – Book Highlights & Commentary 06/30/2023
- Kissing for Marriage, Not Dating 01/18/2022
- Modern Prophets Discourage Delaying Childbirth 02/01/2020
- No Sexual Perversions in Marriage 12/24/2019
- Moral Expression by Marriage and Childbearing 12/24/2019
- Holy Inertia: How & Why Return Missionaries ‘Hit the Ground Running’ (Toward Marriage) 12/24/2019
- How Cohabitation and Low Birthrates Hurt Homes & Nations 12/24/2019
- Natural Love Resulting in Childbirth: The Highest Romantic Expression 12/23/2019
- Assorted Resources on Marriage Etc. 12/23/2019
- Marriage Forums 12/23/2019
- 10 reasons Latter-day Saints are Known for Marrying Young 05/11/2019
- Can Heaven Be Better Than Marriage? 02/15/2019
- The Forgotten Dream of Family Life 11/04/2018
- The Doctrine of Opportune Moments: Priorities of a Successful Saint 10/15/2018
- Saving the Human Race by Family Centered Life Plans: A Guide for the Aspiring Charitable Heart 09/22/2018
- Childbearing 09/12/2018
- Family Mission Plan Example 09/09/2018
- Top 3 Types of Crazy to Look for In Dating 07/25/2018
- How to Communicate with Your Spouse 07/23/2018
- Family Council Meetings 07/23/2018
- Keeping a Latter-day Saint Marriage Alive: Q&A 07/23/2018
- Dating: When & How video clips. A Mature and Christian Perspective by Blimey Cow 05/12/2018
- Creating and choosing love vs finding love: A Question of Agency Resolved 05/11/2018
- Principles of Priority Family Creation as being Analogous to The Fall and Atonement 04/09/2018
- Fruits of the Romantic Evolution of Marriage: 21st Century Turmoil 04/08/2018
- Early Marriage and Parenthood Theory 04/08/2018
- Family and Godhead in the Plan of Salvation, PDF 04/07/2018
- Exponential Exaltation via Childbearing 02/18/2018
- Children: An Heritage (Inheritance) of (from) The Lord: What & Why is a Parent here & in Eternity 02/12/2018
- Do’s and Don’t of Pre-Marital Dating Touch 02/01/2018
- Temple Marriage Importance 02/01/2018
- Swear Not At All: Considering Home and Vocational Duties 02/01/2018
- Soulmate fiction -by Spencer W Kimball 02/01/2018
- Relationship accountants forgetting how to fall in love by Dr. Jason Carroll, BYU 01/27/2018
- Paired dating stage 01/25/2018
- Family Based Duties & Priorities For All 01/25/2018
- Marriage and Dating 01/25/2018
- Agency in Marriage Selection 01/24/2018
- Heart to the Fathers, not to Secularism: How remembering our Ancestors can Save our Souls 01/22/2018
- One is not the Same, Differences allowed in Togetherness and Marriage 01/19/2018
- Dating: Definition, Intentional Method, Timing & Touch 01/19/2018
- Love is Created, Not Found 01/18/2018
- Emotional before Passionate Intimacy 01/18/2018
- Restored Social Principles 01/17/2018
- Birth Control 01/17/2018
- Brent L. Top on Family, sampler 01/17/2018
- Abortion 01/15/2018
- A Love Greater than Terminal Illness by Ensign Magazine – Full Text 01/15/2018
- Priority Parenting and Family Structure 01/01/2018
