Institute Class Schedule & Readings

Mount Vernon Stake Mid-Singles Institute Program

“And They Twain Shall Be One Flesh”
Gospel Principles in the Marriage Relationship

Summer Series
(June 10 – July 29, 2008)


Foundational Principles for Relationships

June 10:Understanding Love

Instructor:Sis. Rosemay Webster, former LDS Social Services Counselor, Crystal City Ward

Materials

1.The Gospel and Romantic Love, Elder Bruce C, Hafen, BYU Speeches, Sept. 28, 1982.
2.Dating versus Hanging Out, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, June 2006, 10.

June 17: Choices and Expectations

Instructor: Bro. Andrew Crowshaw, Mount Vernon Stake High Council

Materials

1.Agency or Inspiration – Which? Elder Bruce R. McConkie, BYU Speeches, Feb. 27, 1973.
2.Reluctant to Marry, Victor L. Brown, Jr., Ensign, Apr. 1992, 44.
3.The Right Person, the Right Place, the Right Time: Guidelines for Wisely Choosing a Spouse, Thomas B. Holman, BYU Speeches, Aug. 1, 2000.


Making Relationships Work – Getting Past the Basics

June 24:Communication

Instructor:Bishop David Nielsen, Mount Vernon Ward

Materials

1.The Tongue of Angels, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign, May 2007, 16.
2.When Couples Don’t Listen to Each Other, Larry K. Langlois, Tambuli, Oct. 1990, 19.
3.Overcoming Those Differences of Opinion, Robert E. Wells, Ensign, Jan. 1987, 60.
4.Words that Warm, Sara Brown Nielson, Ensign, Aug. 1994, 54.

July 1: Intimacy – Emotional and Physical

Instructor:Bishop Carlos and Sister Martha Rigby, members of Mount Vernon Ward

Materials

1.Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, BYU Devotional, January 12, 1988, http://www.familylifeeducation.org/gilliland/procgroup/Souls.htm.
2.They Twain Shall Be One: Thoughts on Intimacy in Marriage,” Brent A. Barlow, Ensign, Sept. 1986, 49.

July 15:Understanding the Opposite Gender (Breakout Session)

Instructor:Scott and Catherine Ladd, Crystal City Ward

Materials

1.Marriage is Essential to His Eternal Plan, Elder David A. Bednar, Liahona, Jun 2006, 50.

Make It or Break It

July 22:Barriers in Relationships

Instructor:Tiffanie Williams, LDS Social Services counselor, Alexandria 1st Ward

Materials

1.A Gospel of Relationships, Marleen Williams, BYU Speeches, May 4, 2004.
2.Oneness in Marriage, Pres. Spencer W. Kimball, Ensign, Mar. 1977, 3.
3.My Conversion to Eternal Marriage, James Welch, Ensign, Sept. 2007, 28.


July 29:Moving Forward

Instructor:Bishop Dennis Lowe, Franconia Ward

Materials

1.A True and Sufficient Love, Burton C. Kelly, Ensign, Feb. 1979, 47.
2.Breaking Up Without Going to Pieces: When Dating Doesn’t End in Marriage, M. Gawain Wells, Ensign, June 1982, 58.
3.A Conversation with Single Adults, Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, Mar. 1997, 58.
4.To My Single Friends, Elder John K. Carmack, Ensign, Mar. 1989, 27.