First Baptist Church, East Chicago, , Indiana (1951)We are all familiar with the marriage process. You pay the state a fee to obtain a marriage license. You then go to someone, usually a pastor, that has been given government authority to marry individuals Then on your wedding day you are married as husband and wife "until death do you part."
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormons), a couple still obtains a marriage license from the state where they will be married but then goes to the *Temple and is married for time and throughout eternity by someone who has been given authority by the state to marry and by the Lord to seal this covenant and make it eternal.
Mesa Arizona TemplePapa and Grandma were sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple on May 29, 1971 after joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a year earlier.
*The Temple is a larger building that is used specifically for making covenants with the Lord. In order to enter an LDS Temple, a person must be Mormon, has made preparatory covenants and is keeping those covenants in order to obtain a recommend to enter the Temple.
The smaller LDS buildings are meetinghouses that are used for Sunday worship. Ron's funeral was in an LDS meetinghouse and not the Temple, therefore all family and friends, no matter what affiliation, were welcomed into this building.
Additional Information regarding LDS Marriage Beliefs can be found HERE and HERE.
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Your grandma and grandpa look so cute in their wedding photo! I'm happy to hear you talk about them as still a married couple even though your grandpa has passed away.
My parents were sealed in the Arizona temple in 1972. My dad died a few years ago and I think my mom is still in the grieving process because she says she doesn't feel like she is a part of as couple anymore. This seems weird to me because I was always taught that when a couple is sealed in the temple, they would be married even after they die. I guess this is just part of her grieving process of not having him here physically.
I hope when I go through this experience, I still feel like I'm part of a couple and still married to my husband. It took me as long time to find a good one, and I don't want to lose the feeling I have of knowing we are together forever.
nice post
I find my self sad at times because I miss Ron but I also feel joyful because I know I will be with him again forever sometime in the future.
I love ALL the dresses! Can't wait to see Amber's. I also love how you tied our beliefs into your post. Happy Anniversary to your sweet mom!
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