What types of conduct help develop true love in relationships?Įxplain that these questions are subheadings from the “Love” section in the student manual (154–58). How does our love for God influence our ability to love others? What are some of the counterfeits of true love? Write the following questions on the board: To achieve an eternal marriage, couples must learn the difference between true love and its counterfeits. Explain that the purpose of this lesson is to discover the difference between true love and its counterfeits.
(These may include infatuation, selfish desire, transitory, domineering, and lust.) Write responses on the board. Ask students to also name words that describe counterfeits of true love. (These may include eternal, pure, mature, godlike, nurturing, real, and married love.) Write responses on the board in the appropriate column. Ask the class for words that describe true love. Write on the board the headings True Love and Counterfeits. If what we think is true love is in reality nothing more than physical desire, it could result in disillusionment, dislike, and estrangement. Explain that other feelings are often mistaken for the kind of love that launches and sustains eternal relationships. Understanding love helps us establish and maintain eternal relationships. He that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love” ( 1 John 4:7–8). The Apostle John wrote: “Let us love one another: for love is of God and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. And when weary travelers in the desert see that glitter on top of the pyramid from far off, they don’t see what underlies the jewel to give it such prominence and hold it so high” (“The Gospel and Romantic Love,” in Brigham Young University 1982–83 Fireside and Devotional Speeches, 32). Right at the top of the pyramid is a glittering little mystery called romance.
And the ascending layers are built of things like time, understanding, respect, and restraint.
Lowell Bennion once said that relationships between young men and young women should be built like a pyramid. Hafen, who was later a member of the Seventy, said: “Be friends first and sweethearts second. Understanding love helps us in selecting an eternal companion and establishing an eternal marriage.
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