There is a three dimensional framework that involves faith in the family. They are: religious community and family, religious beliefs, and religious practices
The area that I wanted to focus on today is religious practices in the family and how it correlates to faith.
One major thing that relates to faith in the family is prayer. In a study done it said that when husband and wife are not on the same page with prayer it creates a lot of disconnect in the family. This was shocking to me but it makes sense. How can you expect a family to be united in their faith when they don't agree on how or when to pray? If couples are finding themselves disagreeing on this subject, they should talk together so they can get on the same page and allow faith to continue to grow within their family.
The other major thing that affects faith in the family is the religious rituals in the family. If one person wants to do FHE and the other only does to make that person happy, there isn't going to be much faith residing in the home. When couples are on the same page with whatever religious practices they choose, they are going to be able to feel the spirit and connect with God on a deeper level. When they are able to do this as a family and a couple, they will increase their faith together.
I just want to share a few things that Kelsey and I do as a couple to increase our faith:
We pray together every morning and night. Before we pray we talk about anything special we want to pray about and get answers to. This way we both know what to listen for. When we get answers to the prayer we said together, it increases our faith together.
We read scriptures together each night. While we are reading, we stop and talk about the things we are getting out of the scriptures. This helps us to talk about the things we are learning and how we are applying it to our lives. Often times Kelsey and I are both getting different things from the scriptures and it allows us to teach each other.
We go to the temple together. After attending the temple, we sit down and talk about the things we learned. Again when we are able to be spiritually uplifted together and learn more about the gospel, it increases our faith together.
These are just some of the things we do to help increase our faith together as a couple. I hope that one day when we have children we will be able to increase our faith together as a family. We recently took a trip to Salt Lake with my family and were able to go to temple square. As we went through this weekend and talked, it increased our faith together. Here are some pictures below.
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