Once last piece of advice to you girls who are "dating" or "engaged to" a doc: Don't confuse "dating" and "engaged to" with "married to" - get the ring on your finger and seal the deal. I made a conscious decision to marry outside the church for my own reasons. Reconciling this with the doctrine of temple marriage is trickier. If she was anything like me, that idea is probably foreign, radical, confusing, interesting, and inspiring to her. Let her go right now then. She will insist on raising her children in the Mormon church.




But the issue of marrying a non-member raises two fundamental problems: That idea seems so contrary to the nature of God. In the end people have to make their own decisions. Eternity is a long time. Notify me of new posts via email. Sometimes I feel burned out, but I have to carry on. We've always had a very loving and intimate relationship, but the physical absence really has made a negative impact. These exclusions, dictated by doctrine, hold the potential to create wedges between you, both immediately, and in the long term.
So, guess whatв We stopped. Mormons have separate congregations for young single adults, which is very convenient. Interestingly, my parents felt the same way about him. Do what feels right. When I taught GD we discussd the lessons.
If this is someone you are to marry, then the rest will take care of itself. The hardworking doctors won't even get the time or energy for affairs. I hope to be able to love nurses as I once did for many years.