Elder Jones of the Seventy

I know that Sunday was conference and that there were many good talks given, but the Sunday before conference our ward had a member of the Seventy, Elder Jones.
Elder Jones was given about 15 minutes or so to talk to us during sacrament. I thought that his words were very inspiring and what was needed to be heard. He counseled us married couples (since I'm in a student married ward) to remember 3 things to have a successful marriage and life.
1. Follow ALL the words of the Prophets.
He then went on to explain that we don't get to pick and chose what words we want to follow. Just because it sounds weird or we don't agree with it, or understand it does not mean that we do not follow ALL his words. We also need to remember that even though we have one acting Prophet we sustain all the 12 apostles to be Prophets, Seers, and Revealators. Hearing this was something that I think not only I needed to hear. When they speak, they aren't just giving a talk on what they think or their opinion, they are the mouth pieces for the Lord and as such we need to take heed.
2. Marriage is an EQUAL PARTNERSHIP
There are many times in marriages where one person wants to go, buy, get, or do something and the other spouse does not want to. We were counseled that if we both do not agree then it does or should not happen. We spoke more so on financial things. There are many times when we disagree on wants and needs. If we as a couple do not agree on it then there can become problems with in. Like wise with raising children. We came from different families and were raised different ways. We need to agree upon the way that they are reared. One may work and one may be staying at home, but that does not mean that one is higher in standing than the other.
After he spoke on this he added a little side note the importance of having children. He asked us to pay attention the next time we went to the temple and how many times we are counseled to multiply and replenish.
3. Get out of DEBT and SAVE
There is no greater bondage on this earth than being enslaved to something or someone else. As we have debt we become enslaved to the creditor in making payments. If we start to fail on those payments we get certain things taken away, such as checks, homes, cars and other things. Yes, he said that school and homes are things that we will probably go in debt for, but that those things are needed. The less debt that we have the better off we will be. Save! put money away for savings. If we could put 10% away into a savings account how better off we would be. There are many times when things happen such as cars needing repairs, medical bills, unforeseen misfortunes. During those times it would be very handy to have some money already saved up for those expenses.

I am so grateful that we as Latter Day Saints have Apostles and a Prophet who can commune with God on behalf of our benefit. That there is still modern day revelation and the knowledge that we ourselves can commune with God. How blessed are we?! We have a knowledge that none else has, and as such it puts a great responsibility on us to share. As we better ourselves lets not forget to help and better those that are around us.