About To Marry A Non-member

[Dove]

Hello,

I am LDS and married a person not of this religion. I learned early on that I fundamentally wanted to respect his agency in not converting to my chosen religion. This with the torment of knowing that by marrying outside of the temple I had put my opportunity for exaltation in serious jeopardy. (I believe this is addressed in D&C 76). I want to respect my husband's religious beliefs as he so lovingly does mine.....

I had to learn to let go and focus on cleansing my own inner vessel. I only stopped going to his church services because there were so many people approaching me there with anti-mormon sentiments. I do support my husband; but, I refuse to consistently be degraded for my beliefs. Anyway, I've learned to focus on changing myself (becoming temple worthy again) and doing all I can do to make it back home while also supporting my husband in his understanding as to how to do so for himself. I no longer try to change him, just me.

[prisonchaplain]

My general counsel to Protestants who want to marry, but who come from different churches, is that they agree on one church and go together. It may take awhile to find one, but, for the children's sake, and for their own ability to truly become one in God, this is best. With LDS marrying outside the faith, this is all but impossible. Somebody will either have to make a tremendous compromise of faith, or the two will not become one spiritually. Yes, both believe in Jesus. However, to say that is enough, is to say we can easily move from an LDS ward to a Baptist megachurch, from a pentecostal style of worship to a highly liturgical Catholic one...with hardly a whiff of notice. It just ain't so. Our doctrine, worship--it's all so important and meaningful. Multifaith marriages can and have worked, but they inevitably will involve sacrifices.

[Guest Sachi001]

Why do such old posts remain on the board?

Edited July 3, 2011 by Sachi001