Comments on: The Temple: The Sealing

By: First Sewing Attempt = Fail | That Wife

First Sewing Attempt = Fail | That Wife — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:52:35 +0000

[...] It was all worth it though. Especially so for me, as I got to help 6 little boys, ranging in age from 2-11 years old dress all in white and head upstairs to meet their parents in the sealing room to be sealed together forever as a family. [...]

By: A Special Calling | That Wife

A Special Calling | That Wife — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:34:43 +0000

[...] grateful, and humbled when I was extended a recommend just to enter and participate in the ordinances. Now I will be entering each week to assist others as they come to participate in the ordinances [...]

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:02:05 +0000

Yes, except there is no such thing as a civil annulment.
A divorce is not recognized in the eyes of the Church, so if you get re-married/date/etc., you are committing the mortal sin of adultery.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:58:10 +0000

Just to clarify, other Christians do not believe that we will be separated after death.
The belief is that, in Heaven, you will be perfectly happy. Therefore, having your husband and children there will not be a necessity to you, when you are in the direct presence of God. That is not to say that they won’t be there, they certainly will, and if they are what completes your life then they will be there with you in Heaven. The main belief is that, in Heaven, there is no necessity for marriage and other worldly sacraments because you are with God.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:03:18 +0000

A beautiful post, Jenna. A truth that provides a great amount of peace and comfort through this life.

What a happy day that was! One of the best of my life. I can’t wait to go to the temple with our new little girl!

P.S. That’s one of Renny’s favorite Primary songs. He calls it “Families and carefully” because the 2nd verse says, “While I am in my early years I’ll prepare most carefully.”

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:49:03 +0000

So it’s a lot like the Catholic church with church vs. civil divorces/annulments? Thanks for the clarification!

By: Sophia

Sophia — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:40:52 +0000

Heavenly Mother is one of my favorite Mormon doctrines- I look forward to you discussing it too Jenna

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:05:34 +0000

i’m sort of confused about what you said about “Through the ordinance work done by proxy in the temple, all who have ever lived have the opportunity to accept the sealing ordinance in their own lives. All mankind, from Adam our first father, down to the last soul born into mortality will have the opportunity to choose to be sealed to their family.”

I thought in the Plan of Salvation post you said something about people who accept the gospel after death will live in heaven but as singly, or something to that effect.
And reading the Bruce McConkie quote too, I’m pretty confused, any more insight?

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:12:19 +0000

It depends on what kind of divorce. If you are only divorced civilly, you are still sealed.

Getting a temple divorce is a very long process in most cases. You have to apply directly to the first presidency of the Church, and with 11 million members and a 40% or so divorce rate, you can imagine that they have a lot of requests to deal with. Once you have a temple divorce you are free to remarry and be sealed to a different person.

If you get divorced civilly, get remarried, but don’t apply for a temple divorce, you are still sealed to the first husband.

Usually the most important thing to remember is that God is a fair, just, loving God. He’s not going to leave all of these couples in limbo because of difficult situations and such. There are so many ways that sealing can get really complicated, and I’m glad I’m not going to be the one in charge of figuring it out.

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:38:55 +0000

I’ve always loved the idea of being married for eternity, even though I don’t believe that we are assured of this. I’ve always wondered what happens with divorce and remarriage? Is there a set answer?

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:15:23 +0000

Yes, that was me. Thanks for your response. I have really really enjoyed learning more and more each week.

By: kaitlyn

kaitlyn — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:47:47 +0000

Heavenly Mother? Now there’s something I’d love to see another Sunday post on.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:29:09 +0000

I look forward to it, thanks Jenna!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:31:29 +0000

You are the one who asked the original question, aren’t you Kristin? I emailed a BYU professor about it and he sent me one of the longest emails I have ever received full of quotations.

The Church recognizes all legal and lawful marriages, wherever they are performed.

By: R

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:15:08 +0000

Thanks for your explanations. The first one makes a lot of sense, and I’ll wait for your post to make sure that I’m really following you on the second.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:13:04 +0000

I hate to jump ahead of you, as I hope that you will cover re-marriage in another post. Should you remarry civilly, will the church recognize the marriage? I know in some churches you must be married in the church for it to be recognized. Would a second marriage, though not sealed, be recognized by the church in some manner?

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:49:36 +0000

I’m going to write a post on this either this Sunday or next Sunday! It’s a pretty huge topic to cover in a comment, so I’ll just ask you to be patient for a little while.

But yes, you have the right idea in the things you have heard.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:46:06 +0000

Jenna, you mention your goal to become “like gods,” I was wondering if you could elaborate on this. I have read from multiple sources that a sealed husband and wife will become “like gods” on their own planet in the afterlife, and that God was actually a mortal human being at one point, and became a god. Is this misinformation or is this a legitimate LDS belief? I thought of this upon your mention of becoming “like gods.”

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:10:15 +0000

Families Can Be Together Forever was the first hymn I learned and it is still my favorite. I think that the sealing may be my favorite thing about the Church. What a comforting and beautiful promise to be part of!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:39:17 +0000

This is a very common misconception! I need to write a post on it someday, but there are so many different unique situations that it is difficult to explain.

As far as civil marriages go, a person can marry inifinitely if they would like.

It is only when you want to be sealed that some restrictions can apply. A man can be sealed multiple times, and a woman can be sealed once.

So if TH dies (such a sad thought!), I can remarry civilly. It is only the sealing that I wouldn’t be able to do again.