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 and character, created by the Lord to enter into a true marriage with another ideal person.

There are many things to remember in getting married, but act at least as sensibly as you would in buying a new dress. You ought to act as sensibly as you would in building a home for yourself, thinking it out in advance. Then you may not get what you want, but will get nearer by far to what you want than if you plunge.

What you are now to do is to be cautious, thoughtful, consider the things that may prevent a happy marriage, and also those which will make one practically certain. You are to learn to love wisely, for the sake of yourself, the man you want to make happy, and your possible children.

Remember in general that marriage is, as Swedenborg terms it, "the jewel of human life." Remember that it is the most fundamental and primary relationship of life, the fountain of all others. Remember that in it "two become one flesh." Remember that the union of minds and spirits is essential, and without such a union there is no real marriage.