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Premarital counseling bill fails in Utah House

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 10:58pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A voluntary program of premarital counseling, sponsored by Rep. Dixon Pitcher, R-Ogden, failed to gain the necessary support in the House on Monday for further consideration.

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A pick-me-up for marriages

Amy Nicholson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 4:39pm

Everyone who is interested in marriage, whether newlywed, engaged, thinking about getting married someday, or couples who have been together for decades all are invited to attend the Northern Utah Marriage Celebration on Feb. 17 in the Weber State University Student Union Building.

Research shows that when couples participate in just six hours of relationship education each year, it strengthens their relationship, according to the Utah State University Extension's Naomi Brower, who has been organizing the event since she was hired in 2008.

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Jim and Kim Bytheway, authors of “What We Wish We’d Known When We Were Newlyweds,” will present “The Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Marriage.”

Davis County lands Head-Heart-Hands Celebration

Linda East Brady Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 4:35pm

Good, stable marriages are on the agenda in Davis County, too.

The Davis County 2012 Head-Heart-Hands Celebration of Marriage offers the tools to make those ties that bind all the stronger.

The evening features a presentation by Salt Lake City-based relationship experts John and Kim Bytheway, "The Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Marriage." The Bytheways collaborated on the book "What We Wish We'd Known When We Were Newlyweds" (Bookcraft, 2000).

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