I feel like this is a question often asked among this generation. Well makes an outing a date? Keep in mind the 3 P's. It should be planned, paid for and paired off. Now planned this means that the date or outing should have been well thought out and planned before hand. And this goes for both the boy and girl. Now I personally think that the gentleman should plan the first two or three, after that the girl should take some initiative to get creative. When something is planned, it shows investment and interest. The second in paid for,  this doesn't mean that the boy should be expected to fork out a good amount of cash each date. This means that there was a good amount of thought and time put into the date. Of course, it's okay to spend a little bit of money on the date, but not every date has to be pricey or fancy. BUT keep it original! (: Last there is paired off  let your date know that they're YOUR date. If it's just a large group and there are no specific pairs, it creates an unclear message. Who likes who? Who is on a date with whom? Now group dates are awesome, but make sure that your date knows that your their date or vice versa. So these are the 3 P's for dating. But wait there's more!! There are also 3 P's when it comes to marriage... for the gentleman especially. They are preside, provide and protect. (which is expected for most men in marriage).
Planned-Preside
Paid for-Provide
Paired off- Protect
See any relation? You marry who you date. Your marriage will resemble the dating patterns you had with that person. Food for thought! What're your dates like now? Would you want your marriage to resemble those dates? 

In the Plan of Salvation, one of the core concepts of it is that we have our free agency. That is one of the main reasons why Satan left with 2/3 of God's children. It was because Satan didn't want us to have our free agency. If we were born with same sex tendencies then that would completely take away our free agency. As Lady Gaga says, "He made you perfect, babe...'Cause God makes no mistakes." Heavenly Father and our Savior made us in their image and yes, He did make us perfectly. Would our loving Heavenly Father create us to be born gay? I don't think so. I understand that everyone in their life has their own trials and struggles. BUT we aren't born with those struggles and trials. These rough times come about through life and the decisions that we make and the people we are surrounded by. 

Culture- The beliefs, customs, arts, ect., of a particular society, group or time; a particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life; a way of thinking, behaving or working that exists in a place or organization. 

Families all over the world are structured completely different. Not one family is the same. Every family is made up of different people and most definitely different personalities. In class this week we talked about family structure theories. This is something that I found really interesting. There were four theories that we specifically went over in class. We had the Systems Theory, Exchange Theory, Symbolic Interaction Theory, and the Conflict Theory. As we went over each of them in class, I realized that my family seemed to relate to each of these theories in some way. However, the one that related to my family the most was the Systems Theory. Basically this theory means that in each family, every individual plays a specific role. As a result, the family as a whole works best when the roles are played properly. I have noticed this a lot in my family. As a teenager in High School, my mother and I used to fight a lot. Yes this is very typical, but I felt like my mom and I used to fight way too much. At least more than I would have liked. I was close minded and so was she. My junior year however, everything changed between us. My mom has always had back troubles. One day she threw out her back so badly that she was bed ridden for about two weeks. At this time I was the one who was home the most. My dad was at work during the day, my oldest brother was serving his mission, my older sister was up at school, and then my little sister was wrapped up in her little 6th grade world. Because of this I was able to serve my mom. I cooked dinner, I kept the house clean, I brought her medicine, icepacks and gave her back massages. As a result we were both humbled and began to remember what a mother/daughter relationship should be like. After this I began to trust her and confide in her like a daughter should with her mother. I loved her unconditionally as a daughter should and vice versa. By letting myself slip back into my role as being a more accepting, forgiving and loyal daughter, my mom also went back to her tender loving, supportive motherly ways. When the family is playing their roles properly, the family will together best. My mom is now my best friend and I'm sad there was a time when I didn't feel that way. But through our differences, I have learned to love her for who she is and she loves me for who I am.