Two purposes to this. My wife and I are active faithful members who cannot be sealed because she is widowed and sealed to her prior husband. I am divorced and sealed. Both prior marriages were terrible to put it bluntly because both of our spouses suffered from severe addiction issues.
We both thought we were "happy" before but now realize happy is not what this is about. We are now content, committed, madly in love and living life like we believe it is to be lived not surviving a jungle in our own homes. Together we have 17 children and an insane wonderful life, BUT, it is not our circumstance that makes me seek guidance here. We have chosen to bury our heads in the sand and hope for the best and have faith in the our Heavenly Father.
I teach 16/17 year olds. This month’s topic is the plan of salvation. After having a general discussion about the plan today I then told the students this was their class and to tell me what they wanted to discuss and learn as we went forth this month. A young women in the class finally asked about the exact situation I described in my own life. Her "parents" are a blended family that cannot be sealed because of the same situation my wife and I face and I had no idea. That is her family and they are content and happy as well and she knows the pain that her "mother and father" face and try to hide. She wants an answer. I realize it is not my place to counsel and she and her family need to be directed to our bishop BUT it doesn't change the fact that I have an obligation to address the question.
Problem is I cannot find it addressed anywhere. Everything I read talks about inactives remarrying and becoming converted and being sealed or men that can be sealed a second time and are etc etc. Are our families the last taboo ???
I want church or scripture answers or direction. I have plenty of my own anecdotal ones that get me through my own day but that is not what I want to do with this class.
