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Hi, my name is Mark. I'm an online student at Brigham Young University - Idaho and I live in St. Anthony. I am an amateur radio operator and am studying to become a meteorologist.

I don't usually open up publically about marriage and relationships, but as I am required to do this for my class, I will try to make the best of it. Expect to find a lot of sarcasm and some unusual views about marriage. I find it's more fun to keep things fresh.

If you like my blog and follow it, probably don't expect any posts after Summer Session ends in September.

If you don't like what I say in my blog, that's fine and all. Just remember - it's my blog, not yours. If you don't like it, you don't have to read it. Or you could read it and create a blog that specifically counters my points (though I probably won't read it or care). That's the power of the internet!

 Things that I say won't work for everyone, and that's okay. As we're all individuals who will marry other individuals, we need to find something that works for ourselves. Something that works for me and my wife could drive you and your spouse to divorce (and vice versa). There are few "one size fits all" answers in marriage.

Thanks for reading!

Note: None of the views expressed within my blog reflect the views of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU-Idaho, my wife, my employer, my great uncle, or maybe even my own. There will be times when I say things that are more of "food for thought" rather than what I actually believe.

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