Equal Partnership

Mothers have primary responsibility to nurture children, and fathers are to preside, provide, and protect. But these roles are not exclusive. Husbands and wives are to share as equal partners in the responsibilities of parenthood and help each other in a spirit of selfless sacrifice.

But how can we hone in on those benefits of an equal partnership? How can we better help one another in our responsibilities in our homes and families?

Watch this video presentation, linked below, as President Boyd K. Packer uses the story of oxen being equally yoked together to teach principles of teamwork and unity. You can stop the video at the 2:45 mark, as the rest does not apply. 

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2013-10-1110-equally-yoked-together?lang=eng&_r=1

After watching that video clip what thoughts did you gather about working together in unity with your spouse? 

President Harold B. Lee taught, "Like a yoke of oxen pulling a load along the highway, if one falters, becomes lazy and indolent or mean and stubborn, the load is wrecked and destruction follows. For similar reasons, some marriages fail when either or both who are parties thereto fail in carrying their responsibilities with each other....But even more important than that you be ‘yoked equally’ in physical matters, is that you be yoked equally in spiritual matters." (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Harold B. Lee)

What are we doing to not only be equally yolked in physical matters, but in spiritual matters, as well?