“As we know, [Satan] is attempting to erode and destroy the very foundation of our society—the family. In clever and carefully camouflaged ways, he is attacking commitment to family life throughout the world and undermining the culture and covenants of faithful Latter-day Saints”

L. Tom Perry | (2012, November). Becoming goodly parents. Ensign, 42(11), 26–28.

Topics: Divorce, Satan, Secularism (Worldliness)

“I have strong feelings about what is not provocation for breaking the sacred covenants of marriage. Surely it is not simply ‘mental distress’ or ‘personality differences’ or having ‘grown apart’ or having ‘fallen out of love.’ This is especially so where there are children.”

James E. Faust | Conference Report, Apr. 1993, 46; or Ensign, May 1993, 36–37

Topics: Covenants, Divorce, Marriage, Temples

“Your love, like a flower, must be nourished. There will come a great love and interdependence between you, for your love is a divine one. It is deep, inclusive, comprehensive. It is not like that association of the world which is misnamed love, but which is mostly physical attraction. When marriage is based on this only, the parties soon tire of each other. There is a break and a divorce, and a new, fresher physical attraction comes with another marriage which in turn may last only until it, too, becomes stale.”

Spencer W. Kimball | Faith Precedes the Miracle, 130–31

Topics: Dating & Courtship, Divorce, Secularism (Worldliness), Sex

“Real, lasting happiness is possible, and marriage can be more an exultant ecstasy than the human mind can conceive. This is within the reach of every couple, every person. . . . It is certain that almost any good man and any good woman can have happiness and a successful marriage if both are willing to pay the price.”

Spencer W. Kimball | (1976, September 7). Marriage and divorce. BYU Devotional

Topics: Dating & Courtship, Divorce, Happiness, Marriage

“The remedy for most marital stress is not in divorce. It is in repentance and forgiveness, in sincere expressions of charity and service. It is not in separation. It is in simple integrity that leads a man and a woman to square up their shoulders and meet their obligations. It is found in the Golden Rule, a time-honored principle that should first and foremost find expression in marriage.”

Gordon B. Hinckley | Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes

Topics: Divorce, Forgiveness, Repentance