It's not that she doesn't believe you right now, but it is a bone she will never drop. Patriarchal leadership is something that most women in the world valued until recently, but it is still a chief value with Mormons. So marrying a doctor might be ideal for me. No doubt that some will be valiant up on the other side of the veil, but just as sure there will others who will reject salvation because of their high mindedness. When she goes on a mission, she will go through the temple which means she will be wearing garments. You will desire to have that eternal marriage, to have that support in taking kids to church, to be able to talk docterine with a like-minded individual. He later converted to her faith and was called to be a temple sealer.
I know a guy who had a hobby of corrupting Mormon girls he was abused by his TBM parentsand I'm told you're both right. I was thinking the same thing when I read this. Dating a doctor is a huge motivator for me. If you are all sealed together, you will be together forever in the Celestial Kingdom. Within a cultural group marriage is hard. The church will be in your bedroom, finances, and all your decisions.
By the time you are done, you'll have all of the basics down and will have the framework to know what to ask next without any confusion. And you know what. When I was 19, my boyfriend considered himself an atheist. Mormons follow the law of Chastity; they believe that the intimate act of lovemaking must be saved for after marriage. I'm so happy I've found your blog. This is because they gave up the structure of what made them desirable in the first place. Mormonism has a lay clergy, so everyone serves in the Church.
Be gentle with them and yourself. I thought about those deeply spiritual moments I had had in life and how special they were to me. He gave me a very clear answer that this was right. Because I make myself busy, and I think he would to, with other projects and activities. I think she felt that it was important for me to understand the types of challenges in an interfaith marriage.
