Relationship Exercise

I did this in my Marriage and Family Relations class yesterday and really liked it. Read Moroni 7:45-48 (it is the one that talks about charity.) Then list the attributes:

Suffereth long.
Is kind.
Envieth not.
Is not puffed up (proud).
Seeketh not her own.
Is not easily provoked.
Thinketh no evil.
Rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth.
Beareth all things.
Believeth all things.
Hopeth all things.
Endureth all things.
Never faileth.
Is the greatest of all.
Is the pure love of Christ.
Endureth forever

Think of ways in which specific characteristics, such as “seeketh not her own” or “never faileth,” may be expressed in the marriage relationship. For example "is not puffed up"-one man in my class said when he comes home from a long day of work and wonders what his wife has been doing all day because it appears that nothing has been done, he tries not to be puffed up and think he is the only one who has had a busy day. It was really interesting to see if we apply true charity by defininition in our marriage or our parenting skills rather than just "trying to be Christlike." I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!