Mormon Marriage

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Marriage is a custom that dates back to the beginning of time. It is the sacred binding of either two souls, or two people, depending on what those partaking in the ceremony believe. Love is a present belief in all of the religions we have studied, and in the agape belief of love, marriage is the pivotal point of the love between two people. Christianity is one of the religions of the agape belief . Agape means unconditional love. All Christians who believe in the sanctity of marriage, also believe in unconditional love. But within the religion of Christianity, there are many different sects, and within each sect marriage is regarded differently. The Jesus Christ Church of the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) has many ideas and beliefs about marriage …show more content…

A writer for the official website of the LDS church says, “When a man and woman are married in the temple, their family can be together forever. This is a common goal of Latter-day Saints.” Two things are made clear, family is a main point of their marriage, and they place an emphasis on temple marriages. A temple marriage is sacred to the Mormon people because it is the only way to guarantee an eternal marriage. But, the unbreakable marriage is only possible if the couple remains loyal to the covenants they take. Pornography, and extramarital fantasies are two of the things the LDS church believes are forbidden in marriage, and would in turn not result in a forever binding marital contract with …show more content…

Religious LDS members, and Protestants were found to be more similar than different in their beliefs of, “strong commitment to marriage…low acceptance of extramarital sex, high levels of relationship satisfaction, good relationship stability, and a high amount of approval for their relationship from significant others” (Carrol et al. 202). This is consistent with the LDS roots in Christianity. Also, the ceremony of matrimony is preformed in their sacred houses of worship, whether it be a church or the

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