The Lundberg Company

Love That Lasts: 14 Secrets to a More Joyful, Passionate, and Fulfilling Marriage is the latest book by Gary Lundberg, a marriage and family therapist, and his wife Joy, an award winning writer. It is published by Covenant Communications and is now available in Deseret Book, Seagull Book, Utah Costco stores, and other LDS book stores. Also available on CD for listening.

This is a book you will want every newly married couple to have, and it will also help every couple no matter how long they’ve been married. In addition, it is a valuable resource for bishops, stake presidents and others who find themselves counseling those with struggling marriages.

Fourteen Secrets Chapter Headings:

Below are the chapter headings featuring each of the 14 secrets. In these chapters you will see how important each secret is and how to accomplish it. You will find suggestions, fun things to do that will enrich this part of your relationship, examples of couples showing ways to keep this part of your marriage alive and vital, and counsel of our Church leaders that teach the importance of these secrets.

As you go through these secrets, preferably together, you will laugh and at times you may cry. All of the emotions you experience will fill your hearts with a desire to make your marriage the best it can possibly be. So get ready to find real joy in discovering the 14 secrets to a more joyful, passionate, and fulfilling marriage. Make your marriage a Love That Lasts.

• Secret #1: Return to the Beginning
• Secret #2: Keep Your Mate at the Top of Your List
• Secret #3: Be Each Other’s Very Best Friend
• Secret #4: Focus on the Positive
• Secret #5: Appreciate the Differences
• Secret #6: Have a Sense of Humor!
• Secret #7: Enjoy Sexual Intimacy—Both of You
• Secret #8: Talk to Each Other
• Secret #9: Be Your Mate’s Favorite Cheerleader
• Secret #10: Set Your Boundaries
• Secret #11: Raise Your Kids Together
• Secret #12: Manage Your Money in Harmony
• Secret #13: Nourish the Spiritual Side of Your Marriage
• Secret #14: Hold On Through the Hard Times

To listen to Steven Kapp Perry’s interview with the Lundbergs about Love That Last click here

If the fourteen secrets sound familiar it’s because Love That Lasts is a new version of the Lundbergs’ book Married for Better, Not Worse (no longer in print). Covenant Communications recognized the value of the Lundbergs’ original book and asked Gary and Joy to expand it into a version that focuses on the Latter-day Saint view of eternal marriage. The wisdom of prophets, scriptures, and other church leaders have now been included throughout this edition and add an even deeper dimension to the concepts it teaches.