Equal Partnership in Marriage

In the plan of happiness, man and woman play equally powerful and equally important roles.

The restored gospel of Jesus Christ proclaims the doctrine of equal partnership between men and women, here and in the eternities. In this context, it is important to understand what Latter-day Saints mean by the term equal partnership. Equality is all too often mistaken to mean that if two things are equal, they must be identical to each other.

But the truth is otherwise. Even though we aspire to be of “one heart and one mind” (Moses 7:18), that does not mean that spouses will be or should be identical. For example, “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” teaches that gender is “an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.”¹

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I feel like equality in a marriage is very important. I think though that some people's idea of what equality is can be very different than others. As mentioned above, equality does not mean identical. The Proclamation tells us of the important roles of both men and women. We both have such important roles, and they are different. 

My husband and my role are as the Proclamation states. I take such value in being a mother and a nurturer. My husband is a great patriarch and provider for our family. My husband is also great at helping at home when he can. He does most of the laundry in the house! He helps with things as he can. I also work part time, and help to provide a little extra. We work together and strengthen each other. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful husband!