Candace Cameron Bure reveals son preached '45-minute sermon' that saved her marriage during rough patch

Candace Cameron Bure reflected on a rocky chapter in her marriage to her husband of almost years Valeri Bure During Tuesday's episode of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast the -year-old actress opened up about her past marital struggles with the -year-old former professional hockey competitor and the unexpected role their son Lev played in his parents' reconciliation Val and I went through a really really rough season in our marriage the Full House alum shared adding that the low point occurred during the COVID- pandemic in It was going south hurriedly and we were like I don t know if don t think we re gonna make it through CANDACE CAMERON BURE ADMITS SHE'S MORE COMMITTED NOW TO HUSBAND OF YEARS THAN WHEN THEY FIRST WEDCandace recalled Lev and siblings Natasha and Maksim approached their parents at one point Lev was the one leading the charge she disclosed He came up to us and he stated 'We'd like to talk to you guys And Val and I sat down and Lev preached like a -minute sermon on marriage to us Just had his Bible open on the couch and just talked about it And I ll never forget cause he reported You know I know I haven t been married I m just a young kid And so it s perhaps hard to take marriage advice from someone this young who never experienced it before But I don t need to be married to know what the word of God says The Unsung Hero star explained that Lev had such a calm voice that had so much wisdom behind it And he looked us you know straight in the eye and individually demanded me and then solicited Val you know Have you done everything you can Is there one step of grace Is there just selected bit more grace you could give Val ' Candace remembered Lev asking her before questioning his father 'And Val is there any more grace you can give mom Is there one more act of kindness one more gesture one more ounce of kindness goodness in you that you could give to try to reconcile I mean we walked away from that and you know Val and I were like Huh We raised a few pretty good kids It was so in our face but that was like the pivotal moment Candace added It really changed for us after that talk and there was a lot more to it But you know it's a whole different scenario when your kids sit you down to have a talk and go Are you being as mature as you can be and what God says ' Candace stated she was so grateful to her children noting they were so supportive of everything LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS But I never thought there would be a day I'd listen to like an -year-old kid or a -year-old kid she announced Candace was joined by Lev and pastor and author Jonathan Pokluda on the podcast episode After the actress shared her story Pokluda urged Lev if he was nervous during the interaction with his parents Not really he noted I think it came from a point of love and even when my siblings and I talked about it it was like 'Man we might want more than anything for our parents to be together but let's get to the matter of fact It's only gonna happen through Jesus ' And so that was all we could point them to Candace and Valeri met in after her Full House co-star Dave Coulier introduced the future couple at a charity hockey battle The two informed their engagement in June and tied the knot a year later CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTEROn June Candace shared an Instagram tribute to Valeri for their th wedding anniversary She posted a throwback photo of the pair explaining in the caption that the snap was taken on their first date at Valeri's practice rink in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada four months after they were introduced by Coulier We grew a beautiful family she wrote with pink heart emoji Happy anniversary to my love and best friend forever APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST Lev became the first of her children to marry when he and Elliott Dunham tied the knot in January At the time Candace celebrated the couple's nuptials in an Instagram post Words cannot express the ecstasy we have felt this weekend celebrating the marriage of our son and his bride Elliott she wrote alongside photos from the wedding We gained a beautiful daughter and a wonderful family to do life with I have an overwhelming sense of love satisfaction peace and contentment thanks to God s blessing of family and friendship she added My heart is so full