This last week we've been talking about how we can prepare for marriage. We also have been talking about what the difference between dating and courtship is, etc. A lot of people in this generation get these mixed up. First off I would like to start with dating. Dating is a planned activity with the opposite sex. Usually the guy takes charge of this. If it's payed for, and planned then it's a date. When people these days talk about their significant other, they always say "yes, we are dating." But that's not the case. It's completely different. Is what you should be saying is "We are in a courtship." But that's not the way we speak anymore. Our language has been changed throughout the generations. It's just the same with the LDS church. People say that we get married in the temple. But we don't we get sealed in the temple. It's different because when we get sealed, we don't just have an Earthly marriage, it's eternal. It seals us to our spouse.
The next thing we talked about was knowing how to date and who to date. First of all, you should never rush into a relationship. It will not make a successful marriage. When you are picking and choosing who you want to marriage, yes you want to have similarities but you also want to have differences as well. If you were exactly the same, what would you be able to teach each other. How could you help one another if you're already both alike. Choosing who you marry is a big part of your life. Choose wisely! :)