One Flesh

As I was talking with a friend the other day she told me a story about her younger sister who is currently having marriage problems. The cause of these marital problems rooted from an unhealthy relationship with a childhood friend. They are currently working on repairing their marriage but at one point it seemed bleak. This was so sad to me that one person could be the cause of a marriage falling apart. It made me think about this scripture:

Gen. 2: 24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

This scripture is not implying that we never talk to our father and mother again. But it DOES mean that when we marry we now work out our problems TOGETHER, we share our joys (and pains for that matter) TOGETHER, and most importantly we don't let anything or anyone come between us.

In some marriages one spouse is still being mommy and daddy's child which causes a rift in the marriage. In this case it was a friend. But it could be a plethora of other things: a game, a sport, a hobby, a show, another person, a job...and the list goes on and on.

“Marriage is a partnership of equals with neither exercising dominion over the other, but rather with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.” -Gordon B. Hinckley

Marriage is about supporting and loving each other and above all,

becoming one.