Arranged marriage

I have long believed that an arranged,marriage should work. It is a choice and once made for whatever reason can be stuck with.

This morning, my example is Adam and Eve. Granted, they had a lot of difficult choices, but who to love was not one of them. Like it or not, they had no choice.

A lyric by Regina Specktor comes to mind from "On the Radio" "...and then we love the one we took." It is that simple. Why, if I understand this, is it so hard to put to practice?

Seriously, it is like me an the guitar. In theory I ought to be great. I know each string and how to produce each sound. But, I still.would never claim to be able to play it. It is like taking a language in school for over 3 years, but never actually spoken it. I would never declare that I was fluent, although my comprehension is there, the putting it to test is not.

We learn best through tests. I find that it is by making mistakes that I truly remember the answer. I heard it best like this: Even if the problem is so complex that we have worked on it for years, if the answer is wrong, continuing to work on it will not make anything right, we must start over.

When building the Salt Lake Temple. Great pains were taken and sacrifices made to cut out and secure the foundation. However, it was learned that the material only appeared suitable, but would not withstand the burden placed upon it. Regardless of the sacrafices made, it had to be started over. And the Temple still stands today, becoming another example of how things must endure and built accordingly.