Bruce C. Hafen Quotes

#1. Properly understood, then, the scriptures counsel us to be virtuous not because romantic love is bad, but precisely because romantic love is so good. It is not only good; it is pure, precious, even sacred and holy.

Bruce C. Hafen

#2. In the long run, our most deeply held desires will govern our choices, one by one and day by day, until our lives finally add up to what we have really wanted most
for good or otherwise. We can indeed have eternal life, if we really want it, so long as we don't want something else more.

Bruce C. Hafen

#3. Joy is not an alternative to opposition; it is part of a compound that includes opposition.

Bruce C. Hafen

#4. If you have problems in your life, don't assume there is something wrong with you.

Bruce C. Hafen

#5. Marriage is by nature a covenant, Not just a private contract one may cancel at will..

Bruce C. Hafen

#6. We can have eternal life if we want it, but only if there is nothing else we want more.

Bruce C. Hafen

#7. Because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can learn from our experience without being condemned by our experience.

Bruce C. Hafen

#8. While no other success of ours can compensate for our failures within or outside our homes, there is a success that can compensate when we cannot, after we conscientiously do all we can. That success is the Atonement of Jesus Christ, which can mend what for us is beyond repair.

Bruce C. Hafen

#9. Equal partnerships are not made in heaven-they are made on earth, one choice at a time, one conversation at a time, one threshold crossing at a time.

Bruce C. Hafen

#10. The deep hurt is the mirror image of the deep joy that still awaits you.

Bruce C. Hafen