tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30934073.post1976864487093217735..comments2023-05-26T02:09:22.398-07:00Comments on Life in the Ketchup Bottle: Blessing MaggieAnne/kqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196525565601253852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30934073.post-23971564235935289612008-07-04T23:47:00.000-07:002008-07-04T23:47:00.000-07:00Good question. :)A marriage outside of the temple ...Good question. :)<BR/><BR/>A marriage outside of the temple is considered perfectly valid, as long as it is a legal marriage (performed as prescribed by law), etc. But it is considered "for time only." While you <I>can</I> be married for time only in the Temple (there are Temples all over the world; we were married in the Los Angeles Temple), most temple marriages are "sealings", which are "for time and all eternity." Meaning, the marriage lasts not just on this earth but for all eternity. The sealing also applies to children born into the marriage, and adopted children can be sealed to the parents as well.<BR/><BR/>Besides that, admittance to the Temple is conditional on an interview with the Bishop and one with the Stake President to certify that you are following the commandments. Thus, being married in the Temple means that 1) you married a member of the church (or if you were already married, that you and the spouse are both now active members of the church, being sealed a year or more after your legal marriage), 2) that you are keeping the laws of God, and 3) that you have a desire to continue in the church and for your marriage to continue for eternity (several studies have shown that active Mormons who marry in the Temple do indeed have a lower divorce rate than the national average.) All these are things, of course, that we hope for our children.<BR/><BR/>You can read more on the subject at <A HREF="http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/membership-in-the-church/temples-and-family-history" REL="nofollow">mormon.org</A>.Anne/kqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196525565601253852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30934073.post-42570717320734139742008-07-04T10:18:00.000-07:002008-07-04T10:18:00.000-07:00How sweet! Here is another question from an ignora...How sweet! <BR/><BR/>Here is another question from an ignorant non-Mormon- why is marriage in a temple important? Is it a particular temple? Is a marriage that takes place somewhere else, like outdoors or in a home, not recognized by the church or somehow less sacred?<BR/><BR/>Curious minds wanna know.Jennifer Swanepoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412037714911643943noreply@blogger.com