Mormon
In the five-plus years that Sam Rogers has served as bishop of the Newburgh ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he's officiated at only a few local weddings.
That's in large part because of the church's beliefs about marriage.
The church teaches that the marriage bond can endure into the afterlife, but only if the couple have their marriage sealed in a Mormon temple. The church's ideal is for couples to marry and be sealed in a temple, and Rogers estimated that the vast majority of active Mormons opt to marry inside a temple. (Indiana has no Mormon temples, but Louisville, Ky., and St. Louis do.)
Rogers said the church does not reveal details of the sealing ceremony because of its sacred nature, and even among Mormons not everyone can enter the temple.
and at #132: Sure, anybody can go to the Temple if they do what they are supposed to do. It will take a bit over a year.
I found it interesting that even family member find themselves unable to attend some marriage ceremonies. I’ll bet that is painful.
After a year of obeying all the rules and regulations required to be a “worthy” mormon, you must have an interview with the bishop and satisfactorily answer the following questions in order to receive a temple “recommend” which will allow you entrance. There you may take part in the “marriage ordinances” that are believed to be necessary to enter the mormon equivalent of the Christian heaven, the ability to reside with God and His Son.
TEMPLE RECOMMEND QUESTIONS
1 Do you have faith in and a testimony of God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost?
2 Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and of His role as Savior and Redeemer?
3 Do you have a testimony of the restoration of the gospel in these the latter days?
4 Do you sustain the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator and as the only person on the earth who possesses and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? Do you sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators? Do you sustain the other General Authorities and local authorities of the Church?
5 Do you live the law of chastity?
6 Is there anything in your conduct relating to members of your family that is not in harmony with the teachings of the Church?
7 Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
8 Do you strive to keep the covenants you have made, to attend your sacrament and other meetings, and to keep your life in harmony with the laws and commandments of the gospel?
9 Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen?
10 Are you a full-tithe payer?
11 Do your keep the Word of Wisdom?
12 Do you have financial or other oblgations to a former spouse or children? If yes, are you current in meeting those obligations?
13 If you have previously received your temple endowment:
Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple?
Do you wear the garment both night and day as instructed in the endowment and in accordance with the covenant you made in the temple?
14 Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been?
15 Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord’s house and participate in temple ordinances?
Traditionally there is a huge difference between Catholic marriages and others in that you pledge yourself to your spouse for life, for better or worse. We have believed that only by tying yourself to another’s unforseen needs are you likely to be wrenched out of your innate selfishness so that you’re other-centered and can appreciate God when you meet him face-to-face.
Sadly, recent American Catholic divorce statistics are as bad as non-Catholics.
Everything else is man-made.
I’m counting myself as lucky. I’m having a Catholic wedding in October and a Hindu wedding in December. This way, each mother has her own list of details over which she can fret endlessly, and at the end, both families will feel good and married.
So the article is equal parts Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Mormon, and Hindu...yet the thread is pretty much only about Mormons, and it’s the usual suspects too!
It was an interesting read. I found the comparisons
between the two Polytheistic religions (believe in many gods)
very interesting...
I am of course speaking of Hinduism and Mormonism
Hindus believe in 300 million gods
Mormons believe in billions or possibly trillions -
depending on how many of their men folk become gods.
So reading about how these religions view marriage
was very interesting. Thank you.
I find it very offensive that you have included The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as non Christian.
To show you have the truth on your side and that you have the right to do this, please answer the following::
Besides reading the anti-Mormon sites, and anti-mormon threads here at FR, I also read some of the anti-Christian sites.
Their arguments are about as bad as the anti-Mormon sites.
PROVE TO THEM that Jesus is really the Christ.
And, please practice here before you face the anti-Christians. I would like to see how you defend your belief in Christ.