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In an effort to continue to spread the good word of Fearless Dating, we’re including in today’s post the first chapter of the book.  Enjoy!  And, feel free to share with friends and family!

Plan for Success

Opening Your Eye of Faith

Have faith to seek first the kingdom of God. We have learned that unshakable faith in the Lord enriches married life and love. Faith in Him increases one’s very capacity to love, both quantitatively and qualitatively.—Elder Russell M. Nelson

Maybe you’ve been home from a full-time mission for a only month or two and have recently happened upon the serious dating scene. Maybe you’re just arriving at that stage in life when you feel comfortable with focusing on dating as a real priority. Whatever your situation, you can surely relate to the feelings of so many singles we know and love. Yes, they want to have fun. And yes, they eventually want to get married. Some are doing everything they can to find the right person with whom they can settle for time and all eternity. Some may even be so anxious to have their dream wedding that they feel like they may have forgotten the real goal. In reality, there is a plan of salvation and exaltation for you, and dating has everything to do with it.

Preparing for success in dating is like making a great movie. It all starts with envisioning a great story. If the writer and director don’t believe they can make a great story, the whole thing will fail. Imagine the actors standing around on set, waiting to deliver lines and perform actions that ultimately lead them nowhere—no final destiny, no game-winning touchdown, no buried treasure, no fair maiden, and no crystal shores. It is an unfortunate end to what could have been a great “happily ever after” and yet, far too often, it’s exactly what happens to those who date without an ultimate goal in mind.

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