Incoming rant, ahoy!

[linear_flower]

While it may not need to be said, I want to cover all my bases and put up a disclaimer that this rant is specifically about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  I have nothing against organized religion in general. In fact, a few years ago I was strongly considering going back to the LDS church (I briefly, and I do mean briefly,

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[goneplatinum]

So if you were to marry a man who wasn't Mormon, and hypothetically you still belonged to the church, would that be kosher? IDK squat about religion, which says alot about me and how my sister and I were raised, but my parents didn't believe in pushing a religion on us, but rather for us to explore all possible options and then decide. My mom was raised Catholic, and dad raised Lutheran. None of us have gone to church as a family ever... and I don't think mom or dad has since they were kids.

I'm rambling. Organized religion is a wonderful thing... and I kind of wish I belonged somewhere other than the ever present state of Confusion lol.

[linear_flower]

It could be done, but I would be looked down upon by the more devout members of the church, due to not being sealed in a temple.

Ideally the church would want me to try to get my hypothetical fiance to convert to Mormonism so I could get sealed.*

Though most of my rant would still apply because if I had stayed in the church, only three members of my family would be able to attend (assuming they stayed with me, are in good standing with the church, and I didn't get married until after my youngest sister - currently 17 - was old enough to get endowed).

Edit to add details.

*Edit again: Forcing someone to convert to a religion is something I would never, ever, ever do. Which means it also stands to reason that I wouldn't be forced to convert by someone.

[goneplatinum]

Ahh, got it. So in order to be sealed, you both have to be members in good standing and so on and so forth.

And dude, that would suck if only three of your family members could attend D: I'd beat the door down with a steel bat and demand to be in attendance.

What does 'endowed' mean in the religious sense. I know what it means in the physical sense. Bazoombas ahoy! LOL

[linear_flower]

What does 'endowed' mean in the religious sense.

It's hard to explain, and it's really just an LDS term, lol.

[linear_flower]

Yeah, all this is very true (and stuff I actually had come across in my research), but as I mentioned above, going any route where I'm not sealed, or have to wait to be sealed? I won't be very liked in the church, at least the more devout members, who feel that getting sealed is the only way to get married.

[iquit]

I assume when you researched Catholic weddings you saw they were much different from LDS ones. I just want to say that if you ever feel the need to explore a church again, to explore denominations outside of LDS.

[linear_flower]

Oh yes! Very much so! The mention was just in passing to explain my thought process, and like I said, my rant is strictly about LDS temple marriages.

I found nothing in my (very slight) research of Catholic weddings that annoyed me (I even understand the annulment issue another commenter mentioned).

My other option for organized religion would be to go Lutheran, because that's what I was christened, and if I chose to do so... that'd probably be the route I took.