Monday, January 6, 2020

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I would imagine this affects--in a happy way 🤗--practically every family in the U.S. and Canada! They forgot to mention that this policy has only been applicable in these two countries because temple weddings are recognized as legal here, i.e. no need for a separate civil wedding. For those not familiar with LDS (Mormon) wedding traditions, this is a HUGE deal! As I understand it, the yearlong wait was put in place to encourage young people to get married the "right" way. It put the temple sealing aspect of a wedding in the forefront and motivated young people to be "temple-worthy" as they began their married lives. The downside of that was hurt feelings and sometimes rifts in close relationships when couples had family members or friends who were not temple recommend-holding LDS. Pretty hard on a mom or dad who couldn't attend their child's wedding! The change reflects a willingness of the leaders to prioritize the couple's support network when it's getting harder and harder to hold onto the ties that bind. 🎉💝🌹
In a major change to a century of Latter-day Saint wedding tradition and policy, members who marry in a civil ceremony no longer face an automatic year-long wait before they can be eligible for a temple sealing, an ordinance that allows a marriage to continue after death.
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Church Leaders Eliminate Year-Long Wait Period for Temple Sealing Following Civil Marriage
In a major change to a century of Latter-day Saint wedding tradition and policy, members who marry in a civil ceremony no longer face an automatic year-long wait before they can be eligible for a temple sealing, an ordinance that allows a marriage to continue after death.
In a major change to a century of Latter-day Saint wedding tradition and policy, members who marry in a civil ceremony no longer face an automatic year-long wait before they can be eligible for a temple sealing, an ordinance that allows a marriage to continue after death.
Debbie Hunter Ramsey, Alejandra Wilson and 12 others
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  • Rondie Rudolph Sharman, does this mean that a couple could have a civil ceremony in the morning and a temple sealing that afternoon?
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  • Crystal Darling Farnsworth This would have made my life SO much easier 43 years ago!
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  • Crystal Darling Farnsworth I got married in the Temple and my whole family had hurt feelings. Some of them were already angry that I had joined the Church. I resisted being manipulated by anger but, while I’m happy to have been sealed in the Temple, at the time, everyone had raw feelings to some degree, including me.
    • Karen Swenson Layman Crystal Darling Farnsworth so sorry that happened. My parents and Jim's parents were all inactive members at the time, but they realized that we would be marrying in the temple. I have wished since that they could have been more involved instead of being bystanders.
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  • Eva Gillespie-Larsen Hardest on parents, but missing siblings' weddings also is hard. I've missed three since leaving the church, and it really sucked every time.
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