President Marion G. Romney taught: “[A husband and wife] should be one in harmony, respect, and mutual consideration. Neither should plan or follow an independent course of action. They should consult, pray, and decide together. … Remember that neither the wife nor the husband is the slave of the other. Husbands and wives are equal partners” (“In the Image of God,” Ensign, Mar. 1978, 2, 4).

"The prophets have warned us that the home is the place to save society. A proper home, of course, is not created automatically when a boy and girl fall in love and marry. It takes those same virtues that were taught in pioneer homes—faith, courage, discipline, and dedication—to make a marriage successful."  - Elder L. Tom Perry, "The Strength of Our Heritage", Liahona and Ensign, July 2012.

 "An ideal marriage is a true partnership between two imperfect people, each striving to complement the other, to keep the commandments, and to do the will of the Lord." -Elder Russell M. Nelson, Ensign, May 1999, p. 39

 I believe in the family where there is a husband who regards his companion as his greatest asset and treats her accordingly; where there is a wife who looks upon her husband as her anchor and strength, her comfort and security; where there are children who look to mother and father with respect and gratitude. -President Gordon B. Hinckley, New Era, September 1996, p. 8

 "To those of you who are married, make of your marriage a partnership. As I have said before from this pulpit, I am satisfied that God our Eternal Father does not love His daughters less than He loves His sons. Under the gospel plan the wife walks neither ahead nor behind her husband, but at his side in a true companionship before the Lord." -Gordon B. Hinckley, "Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You," Ensign, Nov. 1989, 94

 "Under the plan of heaven, the husband and the wife walk side by side as companions, neither one ahead of the other, but a daughter of God and a son of God walking side by side. Let your families be families of love and peace and happiness. Gather your children around you and have your family home evenings, teach your children the ways of the Lord, read to them from the scriptures, and let them come to know the great truths of the eternal gospel as set forth in these words of the Almighty." -Fireside, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12 November 1996. Found on www.lds.org with the reference of: Gordon B. Hinckley, "Inspirational Thoughts," Liahona, Nov. 1998.

 "How glorious is she who lives the chaste life. She walks unfearful in the full glare of noon-day sun, for she is without moral infirmity. Her virtue cannot be challenged by any just accuser for she lives beyond reproach. She is honored and respected by all mankind, for she is beyond censure. She is loved by the Lord, for she stands without blemish. The exaltations of eternities awaits her coming." -The First Presidency in 1942

 "The flower by the roadside that catches the dust of every traveler is not the one to be admired, and is seldom, if ever plucked. But the one blooming way up on the hillside top, protected by a perpendicular cliff is the flower with the virgin perfume, and the one the boy will almost risk his life to protect." -President David O. McKay