12 Scriptures for a Healthy Relationship
with Dr. Hank Smith
What does it take to build a healthy relationship with your spouse, your friends and family, and most importantly, yourself? Dr. Hank Smith shares some of his favorite scriptures and how we can use their teachings to build healthier, stronger, and more successful relationships in every aspect of life.
Proverbs 14:4
Join Hank for this miniseries where he shares some of his favorite scriptures that share principles to build a successful relationship. While Hank specifically refers to marriages throughout the series, the principles and scriptures he shares apply no matter your current relationship status!
John 11:35
Could the shortest verse in all of scripture hold a secret to healthy relationships? Today Hank shares scriptural and relationship insights from a powerful two-word verse in scriptures.
Matthew 6:3
What does it mean to have "moral authority", especially in terms of a healthy relationship? Hank talks about the advantages and disadvantages of moral authority, and how improperly using this special type of influence can change your relationships (and not necessarily in a good way!)
Luke 6:41
Could undiscovered blind spots be stopping you from seeing things as they actually are? Today Hank continues his conversation about how to see things clearly in a relationship.
Mosiah 29:40
What does it mean to have "moral authority", especially in terms of a healthy relationship? Hank talks about the advantages and disadvantages of moral authority, and how improperly using this special type of influence can change your relationships (and not necessarily in a good way!)
Alma 37: 6-7
Sometimes we make things way harder than they need to be! Hank shares some of the small and simple things you can do to help strengthen your relationships, one day at a time.
Matthew 13:25
It is impossible for relationships to grow if you have a hard heart! Hank shares lessons from one of the Savior's most well-known parables that teaches us to "weed our lives" so you have space to grow together in unity and love.
Enos 1:1
Can you be both highly caring of someone, and yet also have high expectations with them? Hank talks about how different levels of boundaries, nurturing, correction, and authority can affect your connection with others.
Doctrine & Covenants 46:15
One of God's greatest gifts is how he is able to connect with each of His children individually, according to their own needs. Hank shares different ways you can use that same principle to bless and heal your relationships with one another.
Mosiah 5:15
What does it mean to be reliable and consistent in your relationship? And how does that affect the connections you make? Today Hank talks about what it means to be reliable, and how small consistent actions over time can build better bonds with those you love.
Doctrine & Covenants 108: 7
Do control, force, and manipulation strengthen relationships? Or do they break trust that has already been built? Hank relates building relationships to breaking a horse and walking side-by-side with the people you love.
Matthew 26:21
In this final episode of Hank's series on relationships, Hank turns to lessons learned from the original 12 apostles. It is easy to blame others and how they affect you. But true power comes when you look inward to what you can personally change and affect, rather than outward.