Hi there. I have a question regarding those families who are blessed be have been blended together. My husband was previously married, as was I...and both marriages produced beautiful children. We married, and had another baby, making our total of children: 6. I have recently converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, and he has always been a member.
My question is...have any of you been through the situation of canceling a seal between a former spouse, and what is your opinion on this matter. I understand that temple ordinances are sacred, so if you feel that it's more appropriate to email me, please do. I haven't taken my endowments yet, (in august I will, and we will be sealed soon after, but he his in the process of cancelling his seal to his ex wife right now. My question is mostly about our children. My ex husband is a member of the Church of Satan, and I doubt he will allow the children to be sealed to us. Does anyone have any thoughts? positive?
2007-05-14 18:14:36 · 9 answers · asked by sincerelysarah117 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When it gets tricky is...How do we have our little baby sealed to us, when we can't have the rest of the children sealed to us...
BTW...his ex wife is no longer an active member of the church, and is less than likely to be sealed to her present husband. Our Bishop told us she needs to grant permission to have the seal cancelled. There is a strong possibility that she will refuse. Although it is possible for him to be sealed to me...is it normal for me to have unritious feelings of jealousy about this? Please only respond if you have actual supportive responses....I realize I am opening myself up to a lot of jokes and misguided references...I just mainly have questions, that I don't want to wake up my bishop to ask...
Thanks in advance. :)
2007-05-14 18:18:43 · update #1
The sealing of parents to children is considered separate from the sealing of the parents to each other. When my parents' sealing was dissolved the letter from the first presidency stated that the blessings of the eternal parentage remained unbroken, and my sealing to them was in fact still in force as long as I remained worthy. I am sure your husband's children will remain sealed to their parents.
Although worthiness DOES remain a factor for both your husband and his ex-wife as relating to that eternal relationship, I don't think the first presidency would allow a double sealing to take place (although I am not an expert).
As for your children, when my mother remarried, she got sealed in the temple to both of my step father's children. There was no permission slips/forms or anything like that. They were both old enough to choose who they wanted to be sealed to, and that was the end of the story.
Hope that helped.
Also keep in mind that people do change, and you never know when your husband's ex will return to the church. Time is the ultimate healer.
Email or message me to chat about it!
EDIT: Please, no more anti-mormon posts. This question is obviously aimed at members of the LDS faith.
2007-05-14 18:27:31 · answer #1 · answered by Irv Lenzy 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wow- people will jump at any chance to try and persuade you from your beliefs! Like it's actually gonna work! Anyway, from what i understand, the child you have together will be sealed to you no matter what. Your children that you had with your ex husband will remained sealed to you and your new husbands children will remained sealed to him. You are all a family now, and that is great, but unless you or your husband legally adopts the other children (the previous spouses would basically have to give the children up) before i think your new husbands children could be sealed to you or vise versa. Basically even though you are a family by marriage and that is great, his children are not actually yours and they belong to a union between their parents. and vise versa. You can talk to your bishop to get further instructions but just trust that Lord has a way to work this all out when the time is nescessary. Right now, just enjoy your wonderful blended family and continue living a righteous life so no matter what children might come to you in this life that you are worthy to have them all sealed to you! And congratualtions on the upcoming sealing! Families are Forever no matter what shape or form!:)
2007-05-14 20:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by pono7 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My main thoughts right now deal with your children whose father is part of that church of satan. I think all of us saints who are reading this post ought to dedicate some of our fasting and prayers for these kids. Why? because they may have to wait until they are 18 to have the responsibility transfered to them who they desire to be sealed too.
So as a plea, I again ask of the fellow Latter Day Saints, would you be willing to fast and pray to help this family get sealed together as a whole family as soon as possible?
There will be a way through this. If we can properly unite our faith to help you, I testify in the name of Christ that a miracle will happen to help your family's sealing dilemma.
Thank you for letting me share.
Sincerely,
Alvin R.
2007-05-14 22:26:49 · answer #3 · answered by Alvin R 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i'm LDS and purely went with the aid of a divorce. i'm nonetheless sealed to my ex. If I sometime come to a call to remarry i could have a civil marriage and not be sealed to my new significant different which means whilst we are ineffective the marriage is broken. the 2d is that i ought to petition the Church for a temple divorce breaking the sealing covenant and then get sealed to my new significant different interior the temple. If there are teenagers in contact they're stilled sealed to the organic and organic mothers and fathers whether their sealing has been broken.
2016-11-03 23:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is my opinion that your dilemma should best be presented to your bishop and not to this forum. Otherwise, you might consider logging on to www.askgramps.org and pose the question to him.
Such a delicate matter of the LDS belief would better be served elsewhere than on this site.
2007-05-15 01:09:46 · answer #5 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The best thing to do is try and realize that Heavenly Father is proud of you and that all things will be taken care of. He knows your heart, and he knows that you want to be sealed to your husband and children. Things will work out. dont let the things you read on this board bother you, you are doing the right thing and you will be blessed for it. We are all behind you and supporting you.
2007-05-14 18:24:05 · answer #6 · answered by catcolalex 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
this is something you should talk to your Bishop about. here on Y!A you'll get all kinds of dumb answers from people who have no idea what they are talking about.
gw
2007-05-15 03:33:26 · answer #7 · answered by georgewallace78 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ill tell you what your first mistake was and not to be rude but even though Lds have been known to be more family cordinated they are wrong in they way of god not to be offencive or anything like that they take out parts of the bible and make it their own and the real whole bible says that he who does this will perish so u decide whether you want more family activites and hell or maybe less famil activites and eternal life
2007-05-14 18:21:15 · answer #8 · answered by Cheryl T 1 · 2⤊ 4⤋
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5dscqcNOGM
Jesus said this:
Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Mark 12:25
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
2007-05-14 18:17:38 · answer #9 · answered by the shiz 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋