It means that before anything else, you have to be clear in saying that you want to date a Mormon girl. Seek advice, and like the chick said, talk and talk and talk untill its all sorted out in your mind, and in his. I am in the IT field, and so have no medical knowledge at all. I would advise you to try to be as understanding as you can of her point of view, because having you world view shattered is very difficult and can take a long time to recover from. In my view, baptism at 8 is just a variation on infant baptism. I say, Follow your heart. I would never change my decision to marry him. That question really put things into perspective for me, so thank you. Move on, but after thanksgiving. Please realize I know how the church works, was extremely active and raised good kids.
I can say this. Second, in my experience mormons have been some of the kindest people I've ever had the privilege to know, and they have not lived up to the cult image you describe. Do you really want to wait two years to enjoy sex, fun, happiness, intimacy with someone. Over the years, it would have felt increasingly burdensome to accommodate practices that seemed to me like superstition.
And can you talk about hard things together. Oh, yeah, and this girl belongs to a verifiable cult. Some of my family approves of my marriage and some does not. Then I discovered that Mormons were a welcome exception to the degeneracy that pervades American women. I am not sorry I married outside the LDS faith. YOUR prayers are just as efficacious as a priesthood holders are.
If you don't want to give up, then don't. She can only get sealed to him in a Mormon temple. As these are probably the two most important things to you, it will most likely, be a very difficult decisionвfollow your heart and the spirit. Marriage is hard, period. I always felt guilty for feeling bored, depressed or anxious about spending so much time apart from him, but thanks all, for making me realize that I am not alone. Have you seen southpark episode on Mormons.