When you are a man married to a female doctor. I also think that if marriage outside the covenant is a sin, it is not so grave as to be unforgivable. Like many single members of the church, I have often wondered whether I would be willing to marry someone outside of the temple, and over the past few years I have come to believe that I would be willing to do so. She has to come to the realization that the church may not be infallible, it can't be forced on her or proven to her. There is no question this is the true church.
I am dating a great guy who happens to be a very brilliant doctor going into residency very soon. Whereas white and black may both sleep in on Sunday and tie their left shoes first, Mos have a set of behavioral norms that are in serious conflict with Nomo lifestyles. It will help to come in armed with everything I'm learning from the different perspectives on here though. However her husband joined the church a few years after their marriage. I am often kind of waiting around until the last minute for him to contact me and let me know when he's free or I have to pursue him, which doesn't make me feel like he's very into me. Marriage offers a chance to develop generosity of spirit and a willingness to be improved by the one we love, no matter what faith tradition he or she may claim. They are taught to refrain from smoking, drinking, or experimenting with drugs. I think that if these two really care about each other that she should be told to take a moment and ask herself how she would feel if they break up over this and years later she finally researches her religion. The church is very important to her. Things have been mostly good, but there are always challenges to deal with.
Realize that your Dr spouse isn't intentionally wanting to make you feel lonely or depressed, and they most likely feel as isolated by their work as you do. There are a million fish in the sea and it makes no sense to choose one with whom you are not religiously compatible. My mom works in the medical profession, and it was always hard when she was on call or had to work late, but she definitely works hard. The first year is mostly research with regular hours followed by those daunting 3 years. Let them see the good in you, and believe that their son or daughter has found a good match. LDSdotOrg is mostly propaganda. The important thing is that you are getting to know one another, not that you are always doing fancy things. Once his residency is over, you'll have more time together, but that's going to be a while from now. He says he hasn't loved me for the last 2 years and was only staying for the sake of the kids.
If your relationship has gotten very serious, your girlfriend will probably try to find agreement in your faiths. Can you live your whole life with a husband you doesnt or never will believe in the mormon church. She is going to dump you. Here is a list of reasons I feel apply to my situation в some of them in retrospect:. I understand your internal conflict completely and my heart goes out to you. Thank you thank you for writing this blog. The doctrinal and afterlife issues around a non-temple marriage are an entirely different topic, and one that I am personally much more at peace with than my questions about how one might make an interfaith marriage work in this life.