Dave and Angie Card

When I have been to Dave and Angie's home, I get invited all the way in to their kitchen. That should tell you what charitable hearts they have. They bring people in to the center of their lives and love them like family. The Cards have a talent for service that is really inspiring. And I've never caught either one of them without a smile on his or her face!

The dates and details!

What are your names? 

Dave and Angie

When did you meet?

2007

In 8 words or less, describe where or how you met. 

Institute class for LDS single parents

What was your first date? 

Play at Shakespearean festival

When were you married? 

12/21/2007

Where were you married? 

Salt Lake City

How many children do you share? 

We have 10 between us.

Getting to Know You!

When and/or how did you know you wanted to marry each other?

I don't know that I can say an exact time. We both knew that we shared the same gospel values and really admired the things the other had done to remain a good parent after divorce. It just kind of always felt like the right thing to do.

What is something that your spouse does (something they may not even realize!) that makes your heart skip a beat and brings you joy.

When Angie sits down and plays music it is very joyous. She plays the guitar and piano and the flute very well. I love to here her sing when she plays.

What did you love about your spouse in the beginning that you still love about them now?

We both love the outdoors and particularly river running. We bonded over that love from the very beginning.

Other than your children, what is an accomplishment you are your spouse are proud of?

We were recently the general contractors on a new home we built in Monroe. It was very tough but helped us grow together as a couple.

What is one of your favorite dates you've been on as a couple?

We went up American Fork canyon and had a dinner picnic. Angie brought her guitar and we sang by the side of the stream and a campfire. We for got water for some hot chocolate and Angie scooped up the stream water and we boiled it in a pot over the campfire. I knew then that I had a keeper.

What's the best gift you've received from your spouse?

Her love

Why Marriage Rocks

Tell us about a trial you have faced together and how you feel you were successful in overcoming it, or what you have learned during it.

Building the house was very trying for us. In the end we learned that we had to trust each other to make the right spur of the moment decisions on what would be best for our home.

What makes your marriage unique?

I think having 5 kids each makes us unique.

What are advantages of marriage?

Having some one you trust to be a sounding board and a help meat and to give a shoulder to cry on or a strong back to count on is the only way to go.

What blessings have come into your life because of marriage?

Angie makes me want to be a better man every day. because of this I think I am.

Advice

What's a practice or routine you've established that keeps your marriage healthy?

Spend time together but don't be afraid to be alone ether.

What's one principle you think is important in a healthy marriage?

forgiveness and understanding

What is a positive influence on your marriage when things get hard?

Gospel principles. and parents that showed us how to be in it for the long run.

If you had time to talk to newlyweds, what would your greatest piece of advice be?

Don't be afraid to be individuals but united in a greater cause than your self. Selfishness, to me, is what cause the most trouble in a marriage.

If you need a little marriage recharge, what's your trick?

Date even after your married. Treat each other like you are still trying to impress the other.

As you look into the future, what do you see that will help keep your marriage strong?

Unselfishness.

What's the secret of a happy marriage?

Stay on the same page

“A family built on the marriage of a man and woman supplies the best setting for God’s plan to thrive…It has never been just about the love and happiness of adults…our claims for the role of marriage and family rest not on social science but on the truth that they are God’s creation…Neither we nor any other mortal can alter this divine order of matrimony. It is not a human invention. Such marriage is indeed “from above, from God” and is as much a part of the plan of happiness as the Fall and the Atonement” (D. Todd Christofferson, Why Marrigae, Why Family, 2015).