Once she realizes you won't join and she can't get married in the temple, then I suspect everything will be over. Are you still working in interpreting or are you doing something totally different. I believe in temple marriage, and in the importance of those covenants. As a budding feminist, I left the church in my teens. It's called selfishness and inability to set priorities. Having married over the course of my life not one but two wonderful non-Mormon men one Jewish and one low-church ProtestantI can say that my own spirituality has been profoundly deepened and enriched by the perspective that these two God-fearing and spiritually mature people offered me, and by my participation in the observances of their traditions. Where do you find Mormon girls.
It's been really helpful already. I feel to say, if you hear this, Amy, in time, it will all come round right. I was in your same position years ago.
I'd try to see if she will leave the religion, and if not, you should break it off. We're giving it to you straight because we hope to help you avoid the heartache many of us have experience due to the harmful teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Over the past year he has been telling me that he feels second to my schoolwork and my other responsibilities. In addition to that, when we do see each other, he is so exhausted that he usually passes out. The fact that your guy came right out and said he didn't care what you thought and that we was going to spend his money and time the way he wanted indicates that he still thinks of himself as single. I get sweet texts some morning when he is on his way to the office and that's all it takes the rest of my day is amazing. Put your best foot forward; be soft-spoken, courteous, well-mannered, chivalrous, and respectful. A lot will fall into the shoulder of the other partner who is not a doctor. But, you will probably lose. However, you might be lucky to not have the experience I did.
She has to decide for herself what she believes, but you can definitely help expose her to new ideas. She may be beautiful, friendly, and sincere. They may need much more than casual contact with the church to see the truth in it. I wouldn't just start bringing up the ces letter and the problems in it. Now to answer you question more directly, I believe you should discuss your fears with him so he understands exactly where you want your relationship to go for both of you, otherwise you might grow resentful of him and he may have no clue as to why. Then an explanation of the nature of your soul and where it came from and where it's going. Because Utah mormons are waayyy different than mormons everywhere else. In his field he sees some of the worst cases, this week alone: Google know-it-all moms demanding medical marijuana and threatening to sue the province for not having access to pot to treat epilepsy Okay, here is one for you A married male neurologist is married to a pediatric physician. Topics like race and polygamy have been "adequately" explained away, so I don't think we'd get anywhere discussing those things.