LDS Church's Policy Regarding The Family and Temple Weddings
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First Presidency, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is known for promoting strong family ties and advertises itself as such.
The signers of this petition agree that the current policy of the LDS Church which allows only LDS Church Members in good standing to attend their LDS family-member or loved-one's temple wedding is not only cruel and divisive, but in direct conflict with the LDS Church's heavily advertised and marketed pro-family stance.
We believe there have been hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of God's children whose hearts have been broken as they have been excluded by the LDS Church from attending their loved-one's temple wedding.
We urge and exhort leaders of the LDS church to earnestly and prayerfully reconsider this policy, a policy which needlessly breaks the hearts of thousands of LDS and non-LDS families alike each year, including the hearts of parents who have spent a lifetime of love and sacrifice raising their children, only to be excluded from the most important and most anticipated day of their children's lives.
The result of this divisive policy which we believe to be anti-family is heartache, despair, resentment and anger---emotions which are certainly inconsistent with the mission of any Christian church, particularly one that promotes strong family values.
The signers of this petition agree that the current policy of the LDS Church which allows only LDS Church Members in good standing to attend their LDS family-member or loved-one's temple wedding is not only cruel and divisive, but in direct conflict with the LDS Church's heavily advertised and marketed pro-family stance.
We believe there have been hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of God's children whose hearts have been broken as they have been excluded by the LDS Church from attending their loved-one's temple wedding.
We urge and exhort leaders of the LDS church to earnestly and prayerfully reconsider this policy, a policy which needlessly breaks the hearts of thousands of LDS and non-LDS families alike each year, including the hearts of parents who have spent a lifetime of love and sacrifice raising their children, only to be excluded from the most important and most anticipated day of their children's lives.
The result of this divisive policy which we believe to be anti-family is heartache, despair, resentment and anger---emotions which are certainly inconsistent with the mission of any Christian church, particularly one that promotes strong family values.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is known for promoting strong family ties and advertises itself as such.
The signers of this petition agree that the current policy of the LDS Church which allows only LDS Church Members in good standing to attend their LDS family-member or loved-one's temple wedding is not only cruel and divisive, but in direct conflict with the LDS Church's heavily advertised and marketed pro-family stance.
We believe there have been hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of God's children whose hearts have been broken as they have been excluded by the LDS Church from attending their loved-one's temple wedding.
We urge and exhort leaders of the LDS church to earnestly and prayerfully reconsider this policy, a policy which needlessly breaks the hearts of thousands of LDS and non-LDS families alike each year, including the hearts of parents who have spent a lifetime of love and sacrifice raising their children, only to be excluded from the most important and most anticipated day of their children's lives.
The result of this divisive policy which we believe to be anti-family is heartache, despair, resentment and anger---emotions which are certainly inconsistent with the mission of any Christian church, particularly one that promotes strong family values.
The signers of this petition agree that the current policy of the LDS Church which allows only LDS Church Members in good standing to attend their LDS family-member or loved-one's temple wedding is not only cruel and divisive, but in direct conflict with the LDS Church's heavily advertised and marketed pro-family stance.
We believe there have been hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of God's children whose hearts have been broken as they have been excluded by the LDS Church from attending their loved-one's temple wedding.
We urge and exhort leaders of the LDS church to earnestly and prayerfully reconsider this policy, a policy which needlessly breaks the hearts of thousands of LDS and non-LDS families alike each year, including the hearts of parents who have spent a lifetime of love and sacrifice raising their children, only to be excluded from the most important and most anticipated day of their children's lives.
The result of this divisive policy which we believe to be anti-family is heartache, despair, resentment and anger---emotions which are certainly inconsistent with the mission of any Christian church, particularly one that promotes strong family values.
We the undersigned believe the LDS Church's policy allowing only LDS church members who are baptized into the LDS Faith and in 'good standing' to attend their child's (or other loved-one) temple wedding to be not only cruel and divisive, but in direct conflict with the church's advertised pro-family stance.
We exhort and admonish leaders of the LDS Church to earnestly and prayerfully reconsider this policy, a policy which breaks the hearts of many thousands of non-LDS and LDS family members and loved ones alike each year, particularly parents who have spent a lifetime of love and sacrifice raising their children, only to be excluded from the most important and most anticipated day of their children's lives.
We believe that the result of this exclusion is heartache, despair, resentment and anger---resultant emotions which are certainly inconsistent with the mission with mission of any Christian Church, particularly one that so openly promotes strong family values as the LDS Church does.
It is our fervent hope and prayer that this policy, which has resulted in needless pain and suffering for possibly millions of God's children over the last several decades be amended to allow attendance of LDS temple weddings by all loved ones, regardless of religious status or affiliation.
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my hubby's family was heartbroken when they couldn't attend his wedding, they didn't even come to the temple cause they didn't want to wait outside in shame. 20 years of raising him up to the most wonderful man: bedtime stories, scouting, changing all those diapers, driving to college and pay for college, etc and they weren't good enough to see him wed. i am deeply sorry that i agreed to this, we should have been married with all of our family present.
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In the last 9 months 2 of my children have been married in the Temple. The first one in the San Diego Temple, and the second in the Salt Lake Temple. After 25 years of being super dad, I can't think of anything so painful and wrong as this. And to see people who had nothing to do with my children get to attend the weddings while I sat outside is nothing short of emotional extortion. The LDS Church isn't just wrong. It's evil.
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I raised a daughter. For twenty years I was present for every important moment of her life. I was there for her first words, first tooth, first steps. I taught her to ride a bike and drive a car. I attended every parent teacher conference, piano recital, doctor's visit and more. I cheered at her high school graduation and moved her into her college dorm. I did all of those things, not because I expected praise for being a great parent, but because I believe that when you take on the role of parent that is the commitment you make. I would do it all again and more. Then came a unique, once-in-a-lifetime moment. The moment she became a married woman. The moment a new son joined our family. For that moment I was unnecessary, unwanted, unworthy. None of the people who were present could have told you the name of her fourth grade teacher, what she played for her first piano recital, or who she inherited her hazel colored eyes from. Twenty years of expressing unconditional love in only the way a parent can was invalidated by the church that brags about its strong families. "Family, it's about time"? Well, it's about time to stop forcing couples into making those who love them wait outside with broken hearts.
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I personally feel the church would receive great benefit by allowing family members to attend their loved ones' temple marriage, or alternatively allowing a civil ceremony either directly before or after the temple ceremony. This policy seems to be punitive and not likely to cause good feelings towards the church, or eventual conversions, etc.
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7:12 am PST, Mar 7,
Robert Michael Andrews, Florida
For years the Mormon churc has been excluding minorities and others. Stop this practice, let people attend the weding of their loved-ones. |
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I believe that the LDS church should allow people to be married the day before their temple sealing in a regular ceremony that includes all family members and friends of the bride and groom. This would make their union much more joyful for all involved.
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I have a 23 year old daughter who will most likely be married in the near future. All her life I have lavished love and attention on her, but I will not be honored to witness her marriage. Why? Because I do not believe everything the LDS church teaches. So much for honoring your parents.
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Your exclusionary practices motivate us to oppose you in every venue, social, political and commercial, until we go to our graves.
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http://www.exmormon.org/tract2.htm If you can take some time and actually read all of this, you may want to get out of the church.
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They have worse things then this...but I'm in. This shouldn't happen anymore.
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My daughter-in-law is a Mormon. One of her dreams is to go to Salt Lake and get married in the Temple there. However, in order for this to happen, my son has to adopt the Mormon religion. To say you cannot even attend a Mormon wedding unless you are of the same faith is to basically say that the Love of God experience by a Mormon in church is not to be shared with those who do not belong to your beliefs. Seems to me a Bible Teacher and scholar moved from town to town preaching the Love of God and that Jesus was the Son of God. This pastor didn't descriminate against anyone - he preached too the high officials and the prosititues. He didn't use legalism to exclude anyone from hearing the Good News, that Jesus was the Son of God. His name was Jesus. I think the LDS officials need to pray and re-read their creed. I don't believe preventing anyone of a different belief only underscores the Elite-istic mentality of the LDS - and does not reflect the very message of the Lord.
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please do not try to destroy families, every family member is allowed to attend their loved ones weddings & this a very important event for anyones familys !!
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Such an anti-family, anti-outreach policy has no place in any organization that calls itself Christian, and definitely not in a group as pro-family as the LDS claim to be. I think this even beats the Roman Catholic policy to exclude non-Catholics from participating in Mass during the wedding... at least I was allowed to attend my cousin's wedding.
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Church member in good standing...can you imagine if Jesus himself only allowed people "in good standing" to enter the temple. The temple is built with the tithes of sinners. Pray about it and I'm sure God will inspire you to re-think why the temple is there in the first place. God Bless.
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I used to be a member of the LDS church, but after the way the treated non LDS members at mine and my husbands wedding in a regular LDS church, I decided that they were becoming non-family oriented and that it was not for me and I asked to resign as a member which I did. All family members and friends should be able to attend any wedding without any type of hypocritical attitude.
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Wonderful recruiting new members method there, upset family members by rejecting them from a family event. Just peachy. Do the same favor for funerals too? You should be deeply ashamed.
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That's messed up. I thought mormans aren't supposed to be racist (Don't know what else to call it) against other religions.
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I know they do this but I don't know why. I think we are praying to the same God no matter what religion we are!
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I don't see in this thing nothing beyond religious intolerance.
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