The Universal House of Justice has received your letter of 7 December 1984 expressing the views of your husband concerning the authority that he feels the Writings have bestowed upon the husband in a marriage, and has asked us to convey the following on its behalf.
The guidelines on the subject which have been made available to the friends emphasize that the rights of each and all in the family unit must be upheld, that loving consultation should be the keynote, that all matters should be settled in harmony and love, and that there are times when the husband or the wife should defer to the wishes of the other. Exactly under what circumstances such deference should take place is a matter for each couple to determine.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 2 January 1985 written on behalf of the
Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; compilation: ‘To Set the
World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages’, prepared by the
Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, August 2023)
