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Lesson 4

Lesson Title: "Preparing to Become an Eternal Companion"

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OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will recognize ways she can prepare to become an eternal companion.

PREPARATION:

  1. Have paper and pencil for each young woman.
  2. Optional: Prepare a display table to illustrate the areas of preparation for marriage. The display could include scriptures, a journal, canned goods, sewing projects, or gardening supplies.
  3. Assign young women to present any stories, scriptures, or quotations you wish.

ATTENTION GETTER:

Tell the following story:

It was December 23rd. The day had finally arrived for Diane to come home from a distant city to spend Christmas vacation with her family. As the car pulled into the driveway, her mother and father and brothers and sisters rushed out to greet her. After many hugs and kisses, the family returned to the warmth of their home that was filled with the sweet aroma of Christmas baking. Home had never seemed so wonderful to Diane. How she had missed her family!

As she was helping her mother wash the dishes that evening, Diane talked about the many things she had learned while away. “One thing I did learn, Mother,” she said, “I’m certainly not prepared to be a wife. When you’re suddenly on your own with roommates to get along with, you learn a lot about yourself, your disposition, and your homemaking skills—or lack of homemaking skills. I wish I had paid more attention to how you do the cleaning, cooking, and budgeting. It would have been a lot easier for me. At least I’m getting a chance to practice on my roommates instead of trying everything on a new husband!

“I learned that I need to be more patient and sensitive to others’ feelings. Without you and Dad to talk to, I have to rely more completely on my Heavenly Father. My desire to study the scriptures and prepare myself to teach others about the gospel has increased. I’m going to learn as much as I can while I’m home and work harder when I return to the city to prepare myself to someday make a happy home for my family.”

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CONCLUSION:

Someone once said, “There is no time to wait, only time to prepare.” This is especially good counsel when it applies to marriage. Too often young women just wait for marriage instead of preparing while they wait. Explain to the young women that if they are prepared, they will be the kind of people who are attractive to worthy young men.

Each of the young women will marry at a different time. However, if they will prepare themselves in the areas discussed in this lesson, they will increase their chances of having successful and happy marriages.

Encourage the young women to take their lists home and keep them in a journal or safe place and refer to them often. Challenge them to choose one of the things they wrote down and work on it during the coming weeks. Also challenge them to review their lists and choose additional things to work on over the coming years.

HANDOUT:

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MID-WEEK ACTIVITY IDEA:

It would be fun to have a night where you learn a new skill that you talked about in class. Have the young women think of one thing that they all need to learn about and plan it.