My husband really likes buying me expensive jewelry. It makes him feel like THE MAN! The only problem with that is that I don't wear much and I would rather just keep the money in the bank instead of in my jewelry box. Our 2nd Christmas together he bought me a pair of diamond earrings. I was trying not to be upset when I received it because I knew we really couldn't afford it. Then I found out that he had been setting aside small amounts of money away all year to be able to afford it by Christmas. I love things like that - when he does cares how I feel and what I worry about. I never thought that my favorite gift would be diamonds, but because they symbolize his care about my worry, they're priceless.
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“Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don’t judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is accepting someone’s differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended when someone doesn’t handle something the way we might have hoped." Elder Marvin J. Ashton
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