{"id":36120,"date":"2021-06-24T19:40:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T00:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=36120"},"modified":"2024-01-04T20:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T02:22:58","slug":"letters-of-advice-to-newlyweds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/letters-of-advice-to-newlyweds\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters of Advice to Newlyweds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1 align=\"center\">Letters of Advice to Newlyweds<\/h1>\n<p>by Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/YoungLovers4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"247\" \/><br \/>\nIt has been my privilege to help many couples prepare for a lifetime commitment to one another in marriage. It is a joy to see the flames of young love ignite. Unfortunately, cold reality will sometimes put out the flame before it has a chance to firmly establish itself.\n<p>I&#8217;ve started writing letters to one couple who joined their lives together in marriage, but who live a distance from me. As I was typing, I realized that the advice I was giving and planning to give in upcoming letters is important to other couples as well. Even though these letters were not addressed to you, I hope you will benefit from them as you read them.<\/p>\n<p>If there is a topic you would like addressed, write to me at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:minister@lavistachurchofchrist.org\">minister@lavistachurchofchrist.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/letters-of-advice-to-newlyweds\/im-thinking-about-getting-married\/\">I&#8217;m Thinking About Getting Married<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/letters-of-advice-to-newlyweds\/johnny-lingos-eight-cow-wife\/\">Johnny Lingo&#8217;s Eight Cow Wife<\/a>\u00a0(Not a letter, but an important story)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/letters-of-advice-to-newlyweds\/let-love-develop\/\">Let Love Develop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/letters-of-advice-to-newlyweds\/eliminating-doubts\/\">Eliminating Doubts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/letters-of-advice-to-newlyweds\/becoming-one-financially\/\">Becoming One Financially<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/letters-of-advice-to-newlyweds\/planning-for-children\/\">Planning for Children<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBible Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letters of Advice to Newlyweds by Jeffrey W. Hamilton It has been my privilege to help many couples prepare for a lifetime commitment to one another in marriage. It is a joy to see the flames of young love ignite. Unfortunately, cold reality will sometimes put out the flame before it has a chance to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9444,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/studies-for-married-couples\/","url_meta":{"origin":36120,"position":0},"title":"Studies for Married Couples","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Studies for Married Couples Letters of Advice to Newlyweds A series of personal letters giving advice to newly married couples about marriage and family. (Continue to be written.) 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