20 ways to make your good marriage GREAT!!

1. A weekly planning meeting- to discuss the calendar, talk over needs and problems, decide priorities and next steps.

2. A daily phone call or personal conversation- to say I love you, touch bases, show you care.

3. A weekly date- to a favorite park, the gym, the library.

4. Patience regardless- of missed meals, tardiness, forgotten favors, a thoughtless remark, impatience.

5. Daily service-helping with house or yard work,mending a piece of clothing, taking a turn with the baby, fixing a favorite meal.

6. A budget- to tie down income and expenses, help set financial goals, and give you control over your finances.

7. Listening- not only to what is said, but also what is meant.

8. Working together- scrubbing floors, painting a bedroom, caring for a garden, washing a car.

9. Forgiving each other- always learning from each other, trying a different way, being the first to make peace.

10. Courtesies- like saying please and thank you, not interrupting or belittling, not doing all the talking, continuing the niceties of courtship.

11. Soft and kind words- of tenderness, compassion, empathy.

12. Learning together by- reading to each other, discussing ideas, taking a class.

13. Respecting- opinions, ideas, privacy.

14. Caring for your spouse's family- enjoying their company, serving them, overlooking differences.

15. Occasional gifts- such as a note, a needed item, but mostly gifts of time and self.

16. Night and morning prayer- to say thanks, to ask for help in your marriage and family, to worship together.

17. Regular attendance- at church and when possible to the temple.

18. Daily scripture reading-to learn the gospel, to recieve inspiration for yourself and for your marriage.

19. Supporting your spouse- in church callings, and righteous goals.20. Loving with all your heart- "thou shalt love thy wife [thy husband] with all thy heart, and shall cleave unto her [him] and noone else." (D&C 42:22)

20. Loving with all your heart- "thou shalt love thy wife [thy husband] with all thy heart, and shall cleave unto her [him] and noone else." (D&C 42:22)

I really like this, how BETTER our marriages would be if we followed these 20 ideas.