msbee1
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Post by msbee1 on Jul 26, 2014 17:27:18 GMT
I am NOT trying to stir up trouble. My mom was asking something about Mormonism and marriage.
What happens marriage wise if your spouse dies and you remarry? What happens in heaven? Are you married to your first spouse or to the spouse you were married to when you died?
Thank you.
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Post by its me mg on Jul 26, 2014 17:29:16 GMT
definitely NOT a mormon here, but i think they do a sealing ceremony in the church to seal them together for all eternity? I'm not sure how that works when one spouse goes to heaven and the other is still here. good question.
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stittsygirl
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Post by stittsygirl on Jul 26, 2014 17:38:20 GMT
If an LDS couple is sealed in the temple, and the wife dies, the man can then marry again and be sealed to that new woman if she's also a worthy member of the church. If the husband dies, the widow can marry again, but can't be sealed to her new husband, unless she has the sealing to her previous husband broken by the top leadership of the church. It's the same in cases of divorce.
In some cases a widowed woman can be sealed to both a deceased husband and a new one, but it is believed she will have to choose between the two men in the afterlife. This happened to my former stepmother. A man, on the other hand, won't have to choose, and can be sealed to unlimited wives in the afterlife, if they all make it to the top level of Mormon heaven.
ETA: Sealing means the couple is expected to be together for eternity. In LDS temple marriages, the sealings are part of legal marriage ceremonies that take place there. Couples can also be married civilly or in another church, then later return to be sealed in an LDS temple if they are deemed worthy.
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msbee1
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Post by msbee1 on Jul 26, 2014 17:45:50 GMT
Thank you. I will share that with my mom this evening.
I knew I could count on you all for help in understanding this.
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