Old Testament

[Abraham asked his servant to go to Abraham’s family to find a wife for Isaac, and the servant went to Mesopotamia. And he asked the Lord to give him a sign as to who should be Isaac’s wife.] And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water…. And it happened…that behold, Rebekah…came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. Now the young woman was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up. And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher.” So she said, “Drink, my lord.” Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink. And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking….”

[The servant told Rebekah’s family that he was looking for a wife for Isaac, and how he was led to find Rebekah. And Rebekah and her family agreed to her marrying Isaac.] And it came to pass, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, that he worshiped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth. Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother… 

Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed…. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming. Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from her camel; for she had said to the servant, “Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took a veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. 

Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. 

Trust in the Lord, and do good…. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass…

The New Testament

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.

[W]hatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. 

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 

The Heavenly Doctrines

Truly conjugial love with its delights comes only from the Lord and is given to those who live according to His commandments.

The conjugial union of one man with one wife is the precious jewel of human life.

Heavenly conjugial love consists in one living, content in the Lord, together with one’s partner whom one loves very tenderly, and with one’s children. In the world this brings a person a deeper pleasure, and in the next life heavenly joy.