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I can only think of D&C 132…and even though that section is clunky and convoluted and gives me the creeps, it’s the only place I can find specific teaching about eternal marriage and families. Any other places?
The Temple and Patriarchal Blessings. If you’re looking for references in the Standard works, I think that’s about it, unless you REALLY want to stretch and imply a few other scriptures. There’s plenty in talks from early Church leaders all the way to the present. But yes, it is pretty sparse for being such an important topic. dande48 wrote:
If you’re looking for references in the Standard works, I think that’s about it, unless you REALLY want to stretch and imply a few other scriptures. There’s plenty in talks from early Church leaders all the way to the present. But yes, it is pretty sparse for being such an important topic.
That scripture about binding and loosing.
SamBee wrote:
That scripture about binding and loosing.
Feels like a stretch with strong implications.
In lots of people’s hearts, even if their churches and religions don’t teach it directly. That might seem like a cop out at first, but it is a fundamental human desire for people who believe in an afterlife and love their spouses – and, for most, it is expressed as a wish, even though they don’t believe it.
Well said, Curt. Because it’s such a fundamental desire, I find it troubling that eternal marriage is only promised to the people who were lucky enough to be Mormon and marry in the temple. Y’know, 0.1% of the world’s population plus whatever proportion converts in the spirit world. I mean this whole idea that family ties are magically severed seems a bit far-fetched to me. I see no reason why those relationships wouldn’t continue even if they aren’t official or cross kingdoms of glory boundaries.
And that’s part of why I’m a universalist.
Beefster wrote:
And that’s part of why I’m a universalist.
Joseph Smith Sr, and Asael Smith were both Universalist. I think many of the ideas, doctrines, and principles got passed on to Joseph Smith Jr when he was restoring the Church. That’s why we insist on EVERYONE being baptized and sealed, post death, whether they want it to or not. I’ve also known a good number of Mormons who believe that even if someone fully rejected the gospel in this life, they’d still probably come around in the next. Heck, Adolf Hitler was baptized, endowed, and sealed post-mortem. #Godwin’sLaw
I’d say the LDS Church is very Universalist; maybe even to the point of bridging mainstream Christianity with Universalism. Also, keep in mind that
many latter day prophets have taught that all the posterity of righteous would all be savedWhat dande48 said. We don’t teach that only those selves in this life get to stay together. We teach that everyone has that chance – and that, ultimately, God has “all eternity” to make things work out in the end.
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