We teach and preach a lot about family and marriage in the Church but ultimately it all comes down to personal faith, personal testimony and individual obedience to covenants and commandments and those who do that will receive all that the Father has for them.
LoraDecember 13, 2025
When my dad married my mom in the 1950's, he thought he was getting a housewife to take care of the home and kids. When Mom got active again in the 1960s, suddenly he had an LDS wife! Let's face it, the Church is like having another career! It's hard on a marriage when one person changes. Especially if one of them is judging the other for not changing, too.
As for eternal blessings, I took care of that after they died. They have both been endowed and I have been sealed to them. As for sealings to their other children, since they are both inactive, I have done what I can and I'll leave the rest to eternity. This is the Lord's Plan of Happiness, not the Plan of Anxiety, so I will trust in the Lord.
Henry B. Eyring shared a story about speaking with an unnamed prophet when he was worried about his family's choices in eternity. The prophet said, "Hal, you're worried about the wrong thing. You just do the best you can, and the family arrangements hereafter will be better than you can imagine." I'm holding him to it.
The best I can do is to show my family how much I love them, which is one way that I can bring the love of the Lord into their lives. The rest is up to the Holy Spirit.
T.F.December 12, 2025
We just have to wait, and trust the Lord's timing. Read Sisten Kristen Oak's interview with Sheri Dew in a recent Church News article. She didn't know why she was still single, and a friend told her to ask for a Priestnood Blessing from her bishop. He told her in the blessing that she should quit her job, or she would never achive her goals (mariage and sealing) in this life. She quit her job, and was soon introduced to Elder (now President) Oaks, who had gone through approximately 2 years of mourning after the death of June, and was ready to re-marry.
Juliann BradshawDecember 12, 2025
What a beautiful, compassionate answer for a difficult situation. To the woman I would say appreciate the fact that your husband has so many good qualities and has been a wonderful husband and father. Never jeopardize the respect his children/grandchildren have for him. Few have what we perceive to be the perfect LDS marriage and family. Whether “in or out” of the Church you personally can build a relationship with God. Then allow the Savior to do his mighty work with your husband and children.
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Corey D.December 14, 2025
We teach and preach a lot about family and marriage in the Church but ultimately it all comes down to personal faith, personal testimony and individual obedience to covenants and commandments and those who do that will receive all that the Father has for them.
LoraDecember 13, 2025
When my dad married my mom in the 1950's, he thought he was getting a housewife to take care of the home and kids. When Mom got active again in the 1960s, suddenly he had an LDS wife! Let's face it, the Church is like having another career! It's hard on a marriage when one person changes. Especially if one of them is judging the other for not changing, too. As for eternal blessings, I took care of that after they died. They have both been endowed and I have been sealed to them. As for sealings to their other children, since they are both inactive, I have done what I can and I'll leave the rest to eternity. This is the Lord's Plan of Happiness, not the Plan of Anxiety, so I will trust in the Lord. Henry B. Eyring shared a story about speaking with an unnamed prophet when he was worried about his family's choices in eternity. The prophet said, "Hal, you're worried about the wrong thing. You just do the best you can, and the family arrangements hereafter will be better than you can imagine." I'm holding him to it. The best I can do is to show my family how much I love them, which is one way that I can bring the love of the Lord into their lives. The rest is up to the Holy Spirit.
T.F.December 12, 2025
We just have to wait, and trust the Lord's timing. Read Sisten Kristen Oak's interview with Sheri Dew in a recent Church News article. She didn't know why she was still single, and a friend told her to ask for a Priestnood Blessing from her bishop. He told her in the blessing that she should quit her job, or she would never achive her goals (mariage and sealing) in this life. She quit her job, and was soon introduced to Elder (now President) Oaks, who had gone through approximately 2 years of mourning after the death of June, and was ready to re-marry.
Juliann BradshawDecember 12, 2025
What a beautiful, compassionate answer for a difficult situation. To the woman I would say appreciate the fact that your husband has so many good qualities and has been a wonderful husband and father. Never jeopardize the respect his children/grandchildren have for him. Few have what we perceive to be the perfect LDS marriage and family. Whether “in or out” of the Church you personally can build a relationship with God. Then allow the Savior to do his mighty work with your husband and children.
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