Look up all the threads of people who are dealing with their true believing spouses -- the guilt, the silence, the bad communication, the hostage-taking. No walking your daughter down the aisle, no giving your daughter away at the alter, nothing but you standing outside the temple waiting till it's over. Funny thing is he told me when we met that he was ready to stop focusing so much on work and start focusing more on his life. Two deployments, two years away and I've reached the point where it is honestly easier when he is away. Because service is important in the Mormon faith, she may be interested in doing something that will help others, like helping someone clean their yard. This means no swearing, loud talking, or making offensive jokes. Dozens of missionaries have told me that the gender ratios in other countries are far, far worse. I understand in some measure of the pressure on the provider, but this profession was their choice.
I've decided not to mention the CES letter or anything that could be considered "anti-mormon. It's hard right now because he's on a general surgery rotation so his hours suck and I never see him. Today was his day off and not one word from him.
I got to thinking about how I and others in my ward might react if a same sex couple attended church and how those views might WILL, fingers crossed change over the next decade. Also, if you have girls, you must realize that they are second class citizens in the church and the church will reinforce this idea. 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. The religious differences between you two are a deal-breaking fault. I haven't talked to him about it yet because I was hoping things would change once we dated for awhile and his feelings for me deepened. I want to serve a mission in my old age with my husband. The Mormon girl has the light of Christ shining through her, and you were drawn in. Lonliness is hard no matter the reason for it.
Don't get her hopes up too much - in return ask her to do something to research your views. He sealed my husband and I on our wedding day. And if you do belong to a ward full of cretins, you must do everyone a favor and just ignore them until they go extinct. Warnings While the LDS Church accepts that those who feel attraction to members of their own sex can be Mormons, it discourages acting on those feelings. Please realize I know how the church works, was extremely active and raised good kids. She suggested instead watching something that was produced by the church itself. We have lunch and have each others undivided attention while the kids are at school.
