I would like to have a dollar for every person in a courtship who knew he or she had felt the guidance of the Lord in that relationship, had prayed about the experience enough to know it was the will of the Lord, knew they loved each other and enjoyed each others company, and saw a lifetime of wonderful compatibility aheadonly to panic, to get a brain cramp, to have total catatonic fear sweep over them. They draw back, as Paul said, if not into perdition at least into marital paralysis. I am not saying you shouldnt be very careful about something as significant and serious as marriageYes, there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been genuine illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Dont give up when the pressure mounts.

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Jeffrey R. Holland was a 20th-century American educator and religious leader. Jeffrey Roy Holland was an American educator and a religious leader. He was president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from October 14, 2025, until his death. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Marriage — Partnership, commitment, and the journey of shared life

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