married and loving it! - WWME Encounter Resource Library

SECTION 3LEADER PRESENTATION AND TESTIMONIAL GUIDE (Continued)(Recommend the Facilitating and Testimonial Couples use this guide to write the presentations out in full.Husband and wife alternate covering the points of each of the presentations.)III. OUR JOURNEY OF SELF (Continued)B. PERSONALITY PROFILE EXERCISE (Continued)1. PEARL: Highest Value is Knowledge. Analytical, Logical, Rational, Objective,Problem Solver, Researcher, Planner, Visionary, Thinker, Factual2. EMERALD: Highest Value is Relationship. Empathetic, Peacemaker, Nurturing,Compassionate, Spiritual, Intuitive, Good Listener, Helper, Cooperative, Sympathetic3. RUBY: Highest Value is Order. Responsible, Achiever, Organized, Faithful,Committed, Conservative, Punctual, Traditional, Dependable, Rule follower4. SAPPHIRE: Highest value is Freedom. Adventurous, Risk Taker, Skillful, Creative,Artistic, Generous, Enthusiastic, Spontaneous, Free Spirit, Out of the BoxC. FACILITATING AND TESTIMONIAL COUPLES talk about their spouse’sgem that is dominant in their relationship. They also talk about their personalities beingcomplementary with something like “This wonderful personality that we each have adds agreat source of richness to our relationship, often adding dimensions or traits that we may belacking, or reinforcing a commom trait between us. Each of us has a unique lens on the worldwhich can be confusing to our spouse at times. But most importantly, our qualities are highlyattractive to our spouse, and a continuing source of discovery and joy in our marriage. Bysharing and reflecting on all of our unique qualities we can see how wonderfully God createdus. In our marital relationship we can choose to discover more about each other as we sharethe different facets of our personality.)D. COUPLE EXERCISE AND PRIVATE TIME Introduce the exercise on page 4of the Couple Booklet. Give the directions as in the booklet and set up the private coupletime. Ask the couples to share their responses to both of the exercises and take some timeto plan for the small group sharing by deciding which gem is their spouse’s strongest intheir relationship, and what are the qualities that they are most attracted to in theirspouse.E. SMALL GROUP SHARING Have each spouse share with the group theirspouse’s gifts and qualities that make up their unique, complementary couple personality,as well as their spouse’s gem that shines the brightest in their relationship.BREAK (10 MINUTES)MARRIED & LOVING IT!(MOST OF THE TIME)© 2006 David & Lucy Snyder for Worldwide Marriage EncounterPage 16