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.
Thank you for taking the time consider our petition.
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# 117:
7:49 am PDT, Jul 5,
Susan See, Iowa
I don't see why, if it can be done in other countries, that LDS couples cannot marry civilly first, then marry in the temple, say, on their honeymoon.
I don't see why, if it can be done in other countries, that LDS couples cannot marry civilly first, then marry in the temple, say, on their honeymoon.
# 116:
1:44 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Lindy Speer, Oregon
# 115:
1:41 am PDT, Jun 26,
Peter Crolla, United Kingdom
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have an excellent family reputation already, and by accepting non-members into temple weddings can further improve their already good family reputation, and even gain more members.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have an excellent family reputation already, and by accepting non-members into temple weddings can further improve their already good family reputation, and even gain more members.
# 114:
11:31 am PDT, Jun 13,
B Smith, California
Just the thought of not being able to have my mom at the time I was still a member of the church to be with me on that special day,stopped me from ever wanting to get married in the temple.Parents out there please believe you will be in the afterlife with your children.The church is lying to everyone.God is love and HIS love is Eternal unlike,the world's love.Therefore if you are faithful to GOD and not to some organized religion,you will be in Heaven with HIM and your family.Help take the blindfolds off your family and friends once you have removed them from your own eyes.Going to sites like this one is ok but you need to to get the truth about the church and it's rituals to the media as well.Those are satanic rituals that go on in the LDS temple.I thank God I never went through with them.I would have come out screaming from there.Look it up on the internet and you will see photos and read the script to get some idea of what I am saying.Please do not be afraid of what God can do through you.Fear comes from Satan.Satan wants you to keep quiet and not tell the media the truth of what goes on at the church and temples.Blessings.
Just the thought of not being able to have my mom at the time I was still a member of the church to be with me on that special day,stopped me from ever wanting to get married in the temple.Parents out there please believe you will be in the afterlife with your children.The church is lying to everyone.God is love and HIS love is Eternal unlike,the world's love.Therefore if you are faithful to GOD and not to some organized religion,you will be in Heaven with HIM and your family.Help take the blindfolds off your family and friends once you have removed them from your own eyes.Going to sites like this one is ok but you need to to get the truth about the church and it's rituals to the media as well.Those are satanic rituals that go on in the LDS temple.I thank God I never went through with them.I would have come out screaming from there.Look it up on the internet and you will see photos and read the script to get some idea of what I am saying.Please do not be afraid of what God can do through you.Fear comes from Satan.Satan wants you to keep quiet and not tell the media the truth of what goes on at the church and temples.Blessings.
# 113:
10:47 am PDT, Jun 6,
Craig Burrows, Colorado
This allowance by the LDS Curch would put the Church back in line with the original marriage statment that was removed from D&C page 330 before the year 1876. It stated that one man was to be married to one woman and it was to be done in public. The temple is not public.
This allowance by the LDS Curch would put the Church back in line with the original marriage statment that was removed from D&C page 330 before the year 1876. It stated that one man was to be married to one woman and it was to be done in public. The temple is not public.
# 112:
8:31 pm PDT, Jun 3,
Kim Johnson, California
# 111:
10:42 am PDT, May 14,
Jessica m Klimek alexander, Texas
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.
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.
# 110:
12:42 am PDT, May 14,
Bob Lyons, California
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.
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.
# 109:
1:34 pm PDT, May 4,
Jolene Arnoff, Utah
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.
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.
# 108:
11:18 am PDT, Mar 26,
Susan Caldwell, Michigan
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.
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.
# 107:
11:26 am PDT, Mar 15,
Petra Ullmann, Utah
# 106:
4:41 am PDT, Mar 13,
Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
# 105:
3:56 pm PDT, Mar 10,
Amanda Carson, Washington
# 104:
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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. |
# 103:
11:38 am PST, Mar 3,
Cathy Dahl, Oregon
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.
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.
# 102:
10:59 am PST, Mar 3,
Laura Griffiths, Nevada
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.
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.
# 101:
10:42 am PST, Mar 3,
Harry Turner, California
Your exclusionary practices motivate us to oppose you in every venue, social, political and commercial, until we go to our graves.
Your exclusionary practices motivate us to oppose you in every venue, social, political and commercial, until we go to our graves.
# 100:
9:04 pm PST, Feb 26,
Jen Stewart, Canada
# 99:
10:44 am PST, Feb 21,
John Samson, Illinois
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.
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.
# 98:
8:14 am PST, Feb 16,
Pandora Jackson, Utah
They have worse things then this...but I'm in. This shouldn't happen anymore.
They have worse things then this...but I'm in. This shouldn't happen anymore.
# 97:
7:37 am PST, Feb 16,
Laura Hannaford, Canada
# 95:
10:49 pm PST, Feb 10,
Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
# 94:
11:09 pm PST, Feb 9,
Sharon Hope, Florida
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.
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.
# 93:
10:53 pm PST, Feb 9,
James Rudy, New York
# 92:
9:31 pm PST, Feb 9,
JOCELYNE ANNIE STROKOWSKI, Canada
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 !!
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 !!
# 91:
6:57 pm PST, Feb 8,
Nancy Lang, New Hampshire
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.
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.
# 90:
4:40 pm PST, Feb 7,
Frances Tan, Kansas
# 89:
8:11 am PST, Feb 7,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 88:
9:53 am PST, Feb 5,
Good Job, Florida
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.
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.
# 87:
6:03 pm PST, Feb 4,
Cristina Ramirez, California
# 86:
2:49 pm PST, Feb 2,
Paul Combs, Connecticut
# 85:
11:06 pm PST, Feb 1,
Meg Fullam, Georgia
# 84:
1:31 pm PST, Feb 1,
Christine Dunbar, Pennsylvania
# 83:
8:50 am PST, Feb 1,
Agnieszka Klocek, Poland
# 82:
6:08 am PST, Feb 1,
Jason Turgeon, Maine
# 81:
9:22 pm PST, Jan 31,
Anita Schwab, California
# 80:
11:37 am PST, Jan 31,
AYISHA BLEVINS, Ohio
# 79:
10:44 am PST, Jan 30,
Kathryn Vaughan, New York
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.
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.
# 78:
7:35 am PST, Jan 30,
Kirk Walser, California
# 77:
6:53 pm PST, Jan 29,
Laurie Wolfe, Maryland
# 76:
2:32 pm PST, Jan 27,
Shannon Donovan, California
# 75:
10:58 am PST, Jan 27,
Sadronniel Prapopoulou, Greece
# 74:
6:10 am PST, Jan 27,
Polly Odyssey, Missouri
# 72:
5:12 pm PST, Jan 26,
Valerie L lurie, New Hampshire
# 71:
12:07 pm PST, Jan 24,
Beth Hall, Ohio
# 70:
10:45 pm PST, Jan 23,
Andy Chako, Wyoming
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.
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.
# 69:
4:47 pm PST, Jan 23,
Jay Lewis, Arizona
That's messed up. I thought mormans aren't supposed to be racist (Don't know what else to call it) against other religions.
That's messed up. I thought mormans aren't supposed to be racist (Don't know what else to call it) against other religions.
# 68:
3:23 pm PST, Jan 23,
William Herbert, New York
# 67:
2:34 am PST, Jan 23,
Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
# 66:
12:43 am PST, Jan 23,
Mary Rodriguez, Texas
# 65:
12:42 pm PST, Jan 22,
Daniel Amon, South Carolina
# 64:
11:00 pm PST, Jan 21,
Abdulla Adel, Bahrain
# 63:
5:07 pm PST, Jan 21,
Jennifer Coelho, Pennsylvania
# 62:
10:57 pm PST, Jan 20,
Pam Boland, Georgia
# 61:
9:28 pm PST, Jan 20,
Liesel Goshen, Colorado
# 60:
9:12 pm PST, Jan 20,
Sherri Keinard, Arkansas
# 59:
7:39 am PST, Jan 20,
Jim Kielma, Arkansas
# 58:
5:35 am PST, Jan 20,
Sara Mangel, California
# 57:
10:23 pm PST, Jan 19,
Diane Howard, Alabama
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!
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!
# 56:
11:23 am PST, Jan 19,
Amy Stansell, Connecticut
# 55:
5:48 pm PST, Jan 18,
Antonio Augusto, Brazil
I don't see in this thing nothing beyond religious intolerance.
I don't see in this thing nothing beyond religious intolerance.
# 54:
5:06 pm PST, Jan 18,
KRISTEN VANTASSEL, Florida
# 53:
7:34 pm PST, Jan 17,
Nicholas Prince, North Carolina
# 52:
5:56 pm PST, Jan 17,
Alicia Smith, Illinois
# 51:
5:34 pm PST, Jan 17,
Chip Waldron, Texas
