I trust him and I highly doubt he's getting "it" from someone else. I'd try to see if she will leave the religion, and if not, you should break it off. As I started to date and fall in love with my husband, almost everyone I knew was against it. My ex-boyfriend and I dated for four and a half years and recently broke up. The first time, the shrink said, "It is very common for a woman to divorce so their children WILL see their father more. I'm so glad we waited until now instead of jumping into it right then, because I have learned a ton and the learning curve of being with a doctor is far more steep than it is to be with someone who is not married to their job. Probably, not Mount Meadows level, but be prepared to have to apologize on her behalf a lot. Hopefully they have some say in it, but I'm speaking about other churchgoers' expectations here, and probably your wife's. Somehow I never believed any of that; I wanted a career and a small family and never believed religion was a way to identify good character.
She cannot get into the top echelons of heaven without being sealed to a worthy priesthood holder in the temple for time and all eternity. Now I don't get offended when he falls asleep when I come over - in fact, he puts his head in my lap and I run my hands through his hair until he falls asleep. Most of us were Mormons and one point, many of us were even TBMs. You aren't engaged or married or anything, you can't just know that she won't see the light and remain crazy Mormon forever. And, as I was writing the reply, above, those thoughts went through my head. Forty plus years later I met my incredibly wonderful fabulous Mormon husband. Submit a new link. I am not going to blame him for not putting effort into it, because he probably put as much effort into it as he could. I knew that when I met him. What can you expect.
And a YW leader feels soory for my daughter who is growing up in a home without the priesthood. Thank you for pointing this out. And depending on his views of the Sabbath, you will probably get the tug of war on Sundays. These are things your wife may consider matter-of-fact and you may be surprised by if you don't discuss them now. If you and she are sealed in a Mormon temple, your children will be can be sealed to you. These garments will not be fun for dating, if you know what I mean. Would you rather give up the prospect of being married in the temple, the assurance of children being raised in the church, and parts of Mormon culture for your boyfriend, or a great man for your beliefs. To the two wondering sistersвYou both appear to be with loving, incredibly supportive men. Jesus might have seemed like a cute, imaginary playmate at first, but on some level I would have been expecting to help her get over it.
Among Mormons, 25 is practically an old maid. He is not willing to cut back on hours or ever get off of his career track. To me, life is all about growthвso ask yourselfвwill I grow more staying single and focusing my life on the church, or will I grow more branching out, looking at life from different perspectives, and allowing myself to see options I have not yet considered. When she goes on a mission, she will go through the temple which means she will be wearing garments. This isn't what I expected. Her brain has been wired from birth by said cult. We also do not allow harassment of those who post about being victims of rape, or who state that they are contemplating suicide. And unless they are total cretins your ward members will love him too. Its so good to be a part of this blog. Not unless she thinks she can convert you.
