By ABIGALE M. ROTHSCHILD
abigale@du2.byu.edu
Love is what is required to overcome the world, said Lynn Scoresby of the College of Family Science at his 'Love vs. Lust' presentation Tuesday.
Scoresby discussed taking risks, honoring commitments and accepting responsability as keys to true love.
Scoresby said the opposite of love is fear.
'All things are paired into opposites,' he said, 'and when you love you have to risk like crazy in order to have it.
Scoresby said that love as a feeling comes and goes. He said when one is stressed, those emotions of stress take precedence over love.
'Some portion of what you feel is a result of your action,' he said.
Scoresby said that commitment keeps a relationship steady.
Scorseby said he gained an insight once at a talk about the harmful consequences of premarital sex. He realized that many people think premarital sex is giving too much, when, in fact, it is just the opposite.
'The problem (with premarital sex) is that you can't give enough. You are not in a position to give all that you are to that experience and stick around and carry it out,' Scoresby said.
Scoresby currently teaches Family Science 210, human development. In the past he has taught moral development, and love and morality classes. He has written several books and articles about families and children.
Scoresby and his wife Dorothy reside in Highland and are the parents of eight children.
He said love tends to be an interesting topic to college-age people.
'If you are in a decision-making position in your life then it is interesting from that point of view. But people from all walks of life address it,' he said.