I'm a long time lurker of the site and just now decided to create an account and make a post. My boyfriend and I are are both LDS and are both in our mid-twenties and we just got engaged. I can't help but feel incredibly nervous. I love him dearly, we've gone through many challenges as a couple together (including school, job changes, a car accident, etc). We've dated for several months and in my mind, I honestly am in love with him.
I know everyone says "I felt so happy!" but the reason why I'm nervous is, I'm a convert. My entire family is not LDS nor will they be happy for me to marry a LDS man. I'm nervous because my family is going to be very unhappy for me and they won't understand why they can't be AT the wedding. My parents refuse to have a ring ceremony, saying it is a mockery to them. My parents have always made their disdain for the Church, despite me being a member for 7 yrs now.
How can I push my feelings about my family aside and actually be happy about my engagement? I feel as though I will have to "give up" my current family so that I may be able to start my own family.
