December 24^th Michael and Stephanie – Sacramento, CA
“(The course) taught me how to see God in different forms of life.”

Him: I liked the structure of each class. I learned about how to family plan, naturally, how to effectively communicate with my spouse, and came away feeling closer to God.

Her: I feel like this definitely has taught me how important it is to include and continue our relationship with God, even in marriage.

Both:  We both became more active listeners to one another's problems. We challenge ourselves to to practice all of the information we have learned in this course and to apply it on a daily basis.
 

December 17^th Pat and Sarah – Norwich, CT
“I feel the course prepared me for our life together outside of simply our wedding day.”

Him: The videos, presentations etc. that accompanied much of the content was useful and kept the courses fresh.

Her: (The instructors) provided incredibly elaborate and thoughtful answer keys for us, which were most appreciated.

Both:  This course improved on our communication because we were put into the position to discuss themes that we have not explicitly discussed in such depth and concurrently with specific resources and guidance at our disposal.
 

November 19^th Christopher and Jordyn – Manchester, NH
“(Through this course) we are more confident than ever about our future marriage.”

Him: I most appreciated the deeper and more meaningful conversations I was able to have with Jordyn about our marriage and faith. 
Her:I really liked how (our instructors) gave us their personal experiences with the questions we answered. It made it feel a lot more personal and less like a lecture. 
Both: It forced us to address any issues we may have had in our communication and gave us ways to make solutions.
 

October 29^th Kene and Esther – Atlanta, GA
“I enjoyed the fact that we could ask further questions if anything in the answer keys were not understood.”

Him: I appreciated the fact that there was no right or wrong answer. You were just encouraged to explore your thoughts, discuss them and put them down.

Her: The course forced us to be reflective and really think about why we are doing this.

Both: We also really appreciated our instructor’s dedication to helping us complete this.

October 1st Logan and Natalie – Baton Rouge, LA
"It could not have been a more thought out, involving course.”

Him: Very joyful course to complete with my future spouse. It was an all around great learning experience.

Her: I appreciated the quotes and verses from the Bible and Catechism that were provided with the lessons and answers given. It allowed for deeper reasoning and examination.

Both: (The course) gave us the opportunity for weeks of one-on-one lessons. Lessons that were not simply preached but had background, like the "why's" and the "how's".

September 24^th Michael and Alejendra – Sacramento, CA
“(The course) brought us more together and gave us marriage goals to achieve.”

Him:I appreciated how the course talked about problems that can occur during marriage and gave ideas and lessons on how to avoid and resolve them.
Her:  Very informative and prepped us for what is to come in marriage.
Both:The course improved our communication and is continuing to do so.

September 25^th Jacob and Lourdes – Las Cruces, NM
“I think it allowed us to think outside the box”

Him:It opened my eyes and ears to things I hadn’t thought about.
Her:I appreciated reading through the questions and having some else’s feedback besides ours. 
Both:I appreciate (Our instructors) honesty and appreciate them helping us through this course.

September 10^th Michael and Luisa – Roswell, GA

“I liked all the different ways that (our instructors) taught us more about love, religion, and concepts of married life.”

Him:The prep was great! I learned a lot of things that I will implement in the marriage.
Her: I appreciated the sessions that made us reflect about our relationship, and how we are looking to grow as a couple.
Both:It improved our communication with each other; we had deep conversations and learned a lot about each other.

September 11^th Joe and Allison – Kansas City, KS

“ I appreciated the Love Letters”

Him:I think one of the more beneficial courses was the one that emphasized finances.
Her:I think this was structured in a great way to facilitate conversation around the topics we needed to speak more on.
Both:This definitely strengthened our relationship and helped us go into marriage on the same page!

September 3^rd Eric and Krista – Phoenix, AZ “I appreciated being able to complete {the} assignments when we had time and as being able to delve deeper into many issues through the  additional links and passages.”

Him:This course was great. {…} it really allowed Krista and I to have great conversations as we completed it.
Her: I would say it exceeded my expectations because of the way it brought us together through these very personal discussions
Both:Knowing the significance of our union and the totality by which we will share ourselves reminds me of my strong, everlasting relationship with Christ.

September 4^th Drew and Grace – Military Services “It allowed me to have a better understanding of what the catechism says about marriage, family, and prayer

Him:I thought it brought up some good conversations between Grace and I.
Her:I really enjoyed how the course was laid out.
Both:I appreciated the honest answers from {our instructors}.

 August 20^th Andrew and Fiorella – Arlington, VA“[I appreciated] The love letters because I was able to tell him how I feel when sometimes I cannot do that through words!”

Him:This prep was exactly what we needed. There are so many different pieces to a marriage and often times we overlook the smallest ones that can have the biggest impact. So we were grateful to have gone through this task together.
Her: I was able to connect back to when I was younger and went through Baptism and Confession and attending mass every Sunday. Now I can see how important that was to this day!
Both:Our communication has improved but was already good. The active listening portion was a good example of helping us to learn something new.

August 21^st Trent and Ally – Denver, CO “I appreciate the time we got to spend together talking about our faith.”

Him:My impression was skeptical going into the prep but after doing all the prep work it really opened my eyes to a lot of things. Some things I haven't thought about or given enough thought to. I enjoyed the training and it has benefited our preparation for marriage and will make us a better couple. I have always felt I had a strong relationship with God, but as I went through the course and talked with close friends, I have realized I have a long way to go and I need to continue to develop my relationship with God. It has ignited a fire in me to keep God always at the front of my head and heart and to be a stronger godly man to lead my household faithfully.
Her:It exceeded my expectations. A lot of very informative and helpful knowledge – [our instructors] really put a lot of effort into their answers and the work that went into preparing this course was done a lot of thought and care. I have always had a deeper knowledge of my faith than my peers, but I think this revived it and brought it back to the surface. It went deeper into areas that I wasn't as strong in, as well.
Both:We were able to freely express ourselves and feelings about a subject, and communicate through this by asking each other questions to fully understand each other’s thought process.

July 2^nd Sean and Cindy – Stockton, CA“It reminds me of what it felt like to have that faith and be closer to God again.”

Him:I thought this course was very informative and did a good job of bringing my wife and I closer by opening lines of communication that we didn’t have before.The information about NFP I had never even heard of it before this course and I find it very informative and plan on looking more into this.
Her: It helps us get to know more about each other by talking about our point of views of the topics that was brought up. We got to start planning on a lot of things like goals and how-to's that we never thought of before. We got to think of things we didn’t get to focus prior this class.
Both:[It helped us] By giving us some tough situations to think about and talk about it has opened a new line of dialog and increased our communication skills.

July 3^rd Michael and Monica – Denver, CO “I realized some areas that I can do better and work on my relationship with God.”

Him:The class was rewarding in ways I didn’t expect.   I think Monica and I had a lot of good conversations from the course content and we learned a bit more about ourselves and each other in the process. I wasn’t sure what to expect starting out, but I felt it was overall a good experience.
Her:Surprisingly, I enjoyed the course.  It did a lot of time and work but I think the questions and assignments made a lot of sense.  It was nice how everything tied together. I guess I wasn’t sure what to expect but was pleasantly surprised by the conversations that it sparked and how we were able to share and grow together.
Both:[Did the course improve your communication?] Yes.  as we have included in our answers above we do believe our communication has improved from this course.  We have some great conversations, learned some new tools and grew closer through this. I believe the course forced us to take inventory of our current practice and relationship with God.  Although there is a lot more we can do to be involved in our church community, I felt that our beliefs are pretty aligned with the Church which was refreshing.