Your leadership sounds very top heavy and legalistic. Rather pharisee like. Surely your leadership doesn't assume powers associated with our Father and the Lord Jesus....and no other person in your church, historically or present would EVER assume anything approaching this perfect compliment of Father and Son, correct?
I just found out recently that the big church in Salt lake does not allow people-either family or friends- of the bride and groom to attend their wedding therein if such people have not managed to attain a certain sort of law or credential, whatever, with the church bigwigs. How sick is that? I wonder what Jesus would have to say about that? He loved weddings, open, rollicking, joyous weddings wherein the entire family and friends gathered to celebrate the most Holy of events-a marriage. Could this be true? Could the mormon chuch with all of its rules and regulations and traps actually level such a hideous ruling to exclude people from a big church wedding? Surely not. Such a cold law would never come from our Father. Ever. He is love.
"I just found out recently that the big church in Salt lake does not allow people-either family or friends- of the bride and groom to attend their wedding therein if such people have not managed to attain a certain sort of law or credential, whatever, with the church bigwigs. How sick is that? "
If the wedding is taking place inside a temple, then only those who have a temple recomend can attend. Those without a temple recomend are not permitted to enter the temple.
Any member who is living their religion can go see the Bishop and Stake President (hardly 'big wigs') and get a recomend. If the wedding is outside of the temple, then anyone invited may come. Hardly 'sick' at all.
"I wonder what Jesus would have to say about that?"
It was his idea to start with. He tossed the money changers out of the temple courtyard and forbade any unclean person or thing to enter it.