It will be given to me.
It will be given to you.
It will be given to us.
These simple and brief phrases hold a divine promise. Life as a couple is not only the union of two human beings who love each other, but the intertwining of two destinies learning to walk under the same heaven. God, who is perfect in His wisdom, never intended for man or woman to be alone. From the very beginning He declared that “it is not good that the man should be alone” (Genesis 2:18). In that sacred union, the eternal design of love and companionship is fulfilled.
When we say, “it will be given to me,” we recognize personal hope. Each of us carries dreams, goals, trials, and desires. But shared life demands a step further: “it will be given to you.” That means my faith is not only placed in my own desires but also in yours. And when both hearts align, the promise rises even higher: “it will be given to us.” It is no longer about what is mine or what is yours, but about what is ours. This is how God works: He unites, strengthens, multiplies, and consecrates what both sincerely give.
The Scriptures make it clear that marriage and the relationship between man and woman are not human inventions, but divine covenants. The Lord taught that “therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). This mystery of being “one flesh” means that blessings cease to be individual and are transformed into shared ones. What once was a solitary path becomes a journey together, where triumphs are shared and burdens as well.
A profound example is found in the words of Ecclesiastes: “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow” (Ecclesiastes 4:9–10). Here lies the key of “it will be given to us”: when one falls, the other lifts; when one dreams, the other pushes; when one prays, the other says “amen” with faith. In that unity, strength is multiplied and heaven opens to bless.
The Book of Mormon also reflects this truth. Alma and Amulek, though not spouses, show how God works when two souls are united with the same purpose. Together they endured prisons, mockery, and persecution, but together they also witnessed miracles (Alma 14). That is how it happens with couples who walk hand in hand: they face trials that alone would be unbearable, but together they see the hand of God working in their favor.
When a marriage or a couple of faith says with conviction “it will be given to us,” they do not say it with the lightness of empty optimism. They say it with the weight of Christ’s promises, who assured: “If two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 18:19). This scripture is like a seal for love: if both pray, if both seek, if both persevere, heaven itself responds.
But let us not confuse this: “it will be given to us” does not mean that everything will be easy or immediate. Many times God tests patience, humility, and the capacity to trust. Couples go through strong winds, illnesses, scarcity, or differences of character. Yet, it is precisely there where the “us” is put to the test. The apostle Paul taught that love “beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things” (1 Corinthians 13:7). It is in the fire of trials where true love is strengthened. And in the end, that very love testifies that yes, indeed, it was given to us.
The ancient prophets knew that conjugal love must have an eternal purpose. Malachi spoke of the hearts of the fathers turning to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers (Malachi 4:6). That chain of family love does not begin with the children, but with the couple. A strong and united marriage opens the door for children to be born into a home where faith and love are the daily bread. When the couple kneels together before God, the children learn to look toward heaven as the source of strength.
The phrase “it will be given to us” also applies to service. A couple of faith does not only think of themselves, but multiplies their love outward. Mosiah taught that “when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God” (Mosiah 2:17). And what greater service than doing it together? Visiting someone in need, comforting a friend, extending a hand to the poor—all of these works shine brighter when done as a couple. The blessing is not only given, but it is shared in unity.
In the end, what will be given to us is not merely material prosperity or human success. What is truly given is the peace of Christ, the certainty that we walk in His hand and that our union has eternal value. The Lord promised it: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you” (John 14:27). That peace flows into the home, at the table, in intimacy, in shared prayer, in the knowing glance that recognizes God at the center.
That is why when two people decide to unite in faith, the phrase ceases to be an illusion and becomes a testimony: “It will be given to me. It will be given to you. It will be given to us.” Because when there is true love, when there is sincere faith, and when God is at the heart of the relationship, the impossible becomes possible and the invisible becomes real.
This is how a couple finds meaning in their journey. Not because everything unfolds according to human plans, but because God, who sees beyond our strength, grants exactly what is needed to grow together, to love more deeply, and to draw closer to heaven. At the end of the path, we will be able to look back and confirm that everything that was given to us was precisely what we needed to grow together, to love, and to live closer to eternity.
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