{"id":9618,"date":"2018-05-28T20:29:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T02:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/?p=9618"},"modified":"2018-05-29T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T16:34:36","slug":"the-controversial-topic-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/28\/the-controversial-topic-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Controversial Topic of Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Is there any more controversial topic as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">marriage? I wonder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God is pretty straightforward about this topic. Adam and Eve were brought to this earth, married, and commanded to have children. And they were taught to teach their children so that righteousness could<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Adam-and-Eve-4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6840\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Adam-and-Eve-4-219x300.jpg?resize=219%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Adam-and-Eve-4.jpg?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Adam-and-Eve-4.jpg?w=403&amp;ssl=1 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a> prevail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So, what\u2019s the problem? Why is there such controversy when it comes to marriage and family? While wondering about this conundrum, we must know that Satan is at the heart of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God wants us to marry, raise families worthy to return to Him, and be happy for eternity. Satan wants us to be miserable, to self-destruct, and to live with selfish roommates for the rest of eternity. This seems like such a \u201cno-brainer,\u201d why is it so controversial?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We live in a world where people think that love is the answer. But is it? Isn\u2019t the real solution righteousness and goodness? Isn\u2019t true love the byproduct of these?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">N. Eldon Tanner\u2019s address was titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/general-conference\/1980\/04\/celestial-marriages-and-eternal-families?lang=eng\">\u201cCelestial Marriages and Eternal Families.\u201d<\/a> The Church pleads for us to maintain the high ideal of Celestial marriages and eternal families, but Satan just keeps pushing and pushing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">My husband and I were talking about this the other day. What happens when someone close to us announces he or she struggles with same-sex attraction? They might ask for help, so what help do we offer? Do we offer love? support? As we are all aware, this is a difficult, and very personal, (dare I say) trial that we are still all trying to navigate and respond well and appropriately to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But here\u2019s another scenario: What happens when someone close to us announces he or she struggles with opposite-sex attraction? If they\u2019re married, we try to tell them to wake up and not ruin their marriage. If they aren\u2019t married, we still aren\u2019t afraid to help them see the error of their ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What\u2019s the difference? Why do we condone one over the other when they\u2019re all dangerous and against the high ideal of Celestial marriages and eternal families? Why don\u2019t we recognize all of these sins as Satan\u2019s work in getting us to lose control over our bodies, and sign\u00a0our lives over to him?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pres. Tanner told of the answer a newspaper columnist gave in response to what he <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Familie.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Familie-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Familie.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Familie.jpg?w=849&amp;ssl=1 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>chose to write about. \u201cHe said people asked him why he didn\u2019t write about the energy crisis, \u2026 he responded that \u2026 \u00a0mankind can solve its technical problems, but what concerned him was the greater problem we have which is moral, not technical.\u201d Pres. Tanner agreed with that statement adding, \u201cJesus Christ came to earth to give us that very message\u2014who we are and what we are supposed to do. He gave us the gospel plan of life and salvation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additional post:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/light-in-leaves.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/ongoing-decisions.html\">Ongoing decisions<\/a>\u00a0 Marilyn Nielson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there any more controversial topic as\u00a0marriage? I wonder. God is pretty straightforward about this topic. Adam and Eve were brought to this earth, married, and commanded to have children. And they were taught to teach their children so that righteousness could prevail. So, what\u2019s the problem? 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