Becoming Celestial Soul Mates

Drawing on his career as a marriage counselor and his own 25-plus-year marriage, LDS psychologist Trafford R. Cole presents ten practical principles for transforming an ordinary marriage into a celestial soul-mate relationship. Blending gospel doctrine with psychology, he covers proactive love, commitment through adversity, teamwork, realistic expectations, valuing gender differences, positivity, conflict resolution, intimacy, spiritual growth, and growing together. Filled with exercises, scriptures, and memorable illustrations, it aims to help faithful Latter-day Saint couples deepen their bond for time and eternity.

• Ten actionable 'golden rules' from a professional marriage counselor who also lives them in his own eternal marriage
• Blends real marital psychology (Gottman's magic ratio, brain science) with gospel doctrine on eternal marriage
• Redefines love as something you DO, not something you fall into—empowering couples to change their marriage today
• Every chapter ends with couples' exercises you can do together tonight

“Thus, soul mates are made, not found. We first connect on some level, but then we can and should deepen this connection throughout life, not merely assume that it will just be there. We become soul mates. We do not necessarily begin that way.”

Perfect for a married Latter-day Saint couple who want to deepen their relationship and strengthen their temple marriage using practical, faith-based tools.