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Okay i know it hard tobe amixed faith family now, im living it. My dh was great on my conversion, loves our Ward but hes not interested in converting and imokay with it si ismyward. What ishardismyKids family night teaching VALUES ,etsnot even mention basic LDS theology we are talking obediance etc my kids are under five and my son worships daddy. Heis smartenough to know daddy isnt into it my dh supportsmyhomelessons supports our church from a distance. Ourplan has always been in this interfaithfamily agency is going to be high someday and thats okay And ps im not the best example: i hookyon church if the idea of three hours wrangling two little exhausts me and ithink the kids sense a "dont stop byvibe" from us So yes: new interfaith marriage to a great guy who is not interested in converting two kids i can feelholy spirit pressing ti teach more consistentlybywordand deed Icame from a veryhandsofffamilylotsof drinkers soimworking on my own obedience as aconvert. So. Please no "itold ya so" similar sit wanted adviceneeded fir my KIDS to bethebestmom

do confess to your Bishop or someone you trust. Your guilt and your husbands may be bothering both of you. I have struggled with Word of Wisdom. But You must remember your sins can be forgotten. There are some great support groups for LDS. Reach out. Rest. Stop hurting yourself by alcohol. You can do this, it may be that you are not meant to be married. But don't rush into that. You are young and the Church is here for YOU.

I have seen it all. I had my very best friend return to alcohol after 23 years of sobriety. I had to say good bye to him. 23 years before, his mother who loved him dearly said good bye too, it was the hardest thing she ever did. I can't imagine. He partied for 7 more years. Then got clean and sober. Because HE wanted to. For no other reason. You must take care of yourself. I have a lot of experience with alcoholics. You are not a bad person to walk away. But it IS okay to say: "I can't help you or talk to you till you get sober"

I dated a guy who had it, and also Borderline. Sometimes they overlap. Here is what I know: Narcissists can't see your side of things at all they just can't you can't reason with them. My old boyfriend called me extremely unfair and cruel because I wanted to break up. He would plan many events then tell me what they were, he did not think of asking prior to that. Narcissistic personality disorder is nearly impossible to treat. It is more about you as a relative dealing or not dealing with it. A GREAT Book is Wizard of Oz and other Narcissists look it up on Amazon. It is for those who are married, or who have parents or close friends who are Narcissists. Excellent reading. But yeah, running is the best way out. This is why Wizard book is good. It's not like you are going to blow off your mom or dad usually. So it helps you learn to cope with who they are. two kinds by the way: suupper charming could sell you a glass of water, those are alot more fun than the other who basically just talk about themselves are are BORING and ANNOYING. They talk alot about the way a Narcissist parents as well. Interesting stuff. Good luck.

I think it depends on your age, and I am guessing you are young. Passion I feel is pretty important when we are young. Even in relationships. I made HUGE mistakes because of my sexual drive when I was young, not in the Church, and my parents neglected me, so I had zero guidance. I got married at 25 because I wanted to have sex. That was it. We lasted one year. I blamed Heavenly Father which was wrong. I had no guidance and had tried to do the right thing with the wrong person. To make a long story short. I met my husband six years ago and I am alot older now. I really love my husband and we are not as sexually active and the youngin's but it's okay. We are what we are and we enjoy physical communication when we need to. But if you are young and your drive is strong it would be so much harder if you just don't feel the special spark. But if you really care and love her. You both can learn to be passionate and together.

we also waited for the right time. And we finally went to counseling. Guess what we paid $300 bucks to hear. There is no 'right" time. You have to have faith and go for it. I fought hard to start my family with my husband and after our son was born, he said "thank you so much for fighting for this" Have faith my friend. As it is,at our age we can only probably have one more child, I would, if I could have nine. That is the JOY they bring! Go for it!

I find it strange that he is Unitarian and talks of tolerance constantly yet when it comes to LDS he flips out. He has no idea what the church is about. But I love it. I am meeting with the missionaries soon!

I loved the church I am talking with the missionaries. now DH is upset with me. He has no idea about the church he is just scared of it. Saw an ad for mormon.org in our taxi and I was very excited!!! He is so weird so skeptical. This is going to make me a better person. why doesn't he get that?

I have posted here on several different areas always getting wonderful advice. I went to church (hooray!) last Sunday and loved it. I went to Sunday school too. My question is this. As I am studying the foundations of the Faith. I love eternal families. I love the idea of being able to unite my grandmother with her son eternally. But here is my issue: I have a wonderful new family a husband a son. But I came from an abused background. So when they say you'll be united with your family for eternity or to strive for it. Well, I have mixed feelings big time. My Sunday school book also says that I should pray for my family and so forth. I try but I have deep fear when it comes to my family. I come from a conventional Christian background. I remember in my old church the Pastor said "Church is like a family" and I just sat there. Mute. I don't know what that means. I don't think in his case he had thought "family" may mean some rough stuff to some people. Not his fault of course. Anyway, I COULD talk to the sweet missionaries about this but they are so young and I am 40. What is your advice?

This is really sad. I am thinking of converting. But I come from a very dysfunctional family. Alcoholism. etc. The minute I turned my life to Christ I was married to a great man and had a baby. I am so happy. Then it was time to find the right church. As my quest continued I felt compelled to go to LDS Church and feel I have found my home. Talk about breaking the patterns of dysfunctional family and building an eternal one! here is my problem. When the speakers talk of our Heavenly Father and of Jesus and the love they have for us, they were so moved they wept. I thought "I can't feel it. I don't know what it feels like to feel love from my family. From my father" what do I do? I feel it may be a block in my moving forward.

I am not baptized yet but felt compelled to comment. There is something very sociopaths like about a person who can go for long periods of time doing the holiest of things with his family and know he is deceiving them. It is scary. You have a right to feel leary, and to feel afraid. Can the trust be regained? well, of course I don't know him. You deserve your family as a total sanctuary. I don't have much more to say I am so darn new. but being someone who knows sociopathic tendencies and people who don't have alot of issues with lying. it does cause concern for me.

Background: we are Unitarian. I am Christian but looking for a home. A daughter of a scholar I have research LDS a solid year before attending my first service. I feel home. Hubby: son of intense athiests, the closest he has felt to God is 12 step, I have respected that, I love him, and I know that his lack of faith is NOT due to defiance it is due to great fear his parents instilled in him. Literally telling him those who believe in a God are mentally ill. I have watched this man suffer such anxiety with out our Heavenly Father to lean on. We both came from dysfunctional families. Anyway, we have always supported each other spiritual struggles searches and journeys. Then I got to LDS for first time today and he flips out. "please don't become MOrmon" he said to me. I was shocked and saddened. He doesn't even know the who details OF the church. Heck, he doesn't know the details to any religion it gives him deep anxiety (rejection from family) I was upset. We may have agreed upon a mixed marriage upon on wedding but it meant we supported each other in our quests. He even told me Hindu was appealing to him. I said go for it. I know we won't be sealed in the Temple. But I know God is merciful, and he knows the trauma my husband has with spiritualness. MY issue is, he told me what I could not do. It hurt me deeply. This church is FEEDING MY SOUL. I am a better person this evening then I was this morning for going to my first service??? what to do? as a side note: I just had a friend who converted from Calvanism to Orthodoxy. And while these are different religions, her husband took it VERY badly as well. They, on the other hand had not the agreement that my DH and I had when we got married. what to do what to do?

wondering about that.

hubby and I are super happy we have a 10 month old son. I am thinking of converting. my hubby, is agnostic. seriously, how hard will this be? on my emotions in the church? etc. Husband will support my decision 100% as he love LDS for may reasons as do I, he just is not ready to take the next step. but I heard a woman saying her bitterness that her husband did not call family together for family prayer nor will he be able to give priesthood blessings. me? I just want to be accepted and loved and supported in the church. as a woman in a mixed faith marriage can this happen? by the way I live in NYC.

we have a mixed marriage right off the bat. So maybe I can help. And yes, we have children! We are technically Unitarian. In this way, I can worship the way I want and need to and he does what he does. I respect him in his quest for faith, he had a hard upbringing with radical athiests and he is confused by any form of religious practice but he is getting better. He respects that I pray, teach my son about the Gospel. I plan to have family night when my children are older and it will incorporate many things, checking in of course with my husband on his comfort level. My parents were mixed faith too, so I was raised in the faith by my mother and my dad stayed out of it. It's okay. I am devout and I thank God as I convert that I had a Christian upbringing. (my mother also was eclectic in her faith, though a member of a baptist church, we went to Nauvoo and often talked with LDS about the Gospel) I think that is pretty awesome. No matter what her journey is: a break, a change in faith, you can manage it. I know it's hard and scary. But others do it. God Bless you.