Unfolding Dreams

  Photo by Marianna Smiley on Unsplash        The decision to separate was not made lightly. I chose it because I feel it is the best decision for us as a couple. But it was not the decision I wanted. What I wanted for myself was to wake up and have someone tell me, "It was all a bad dream."      Insert human weakness. I did not want to have to start my life over. I did not want my children to experience the pains of divorce, as I did when my parents divorced. I did not want to have to be a single mother of 3, including parenting an exceptional learner on my own. I did not want to be alone and without the help of a partner. But staying together would be for the wrong and most selfish reason, fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of doing hard things. ♥   There are a few things I did prior to getting married to prepare for marriage. I took a marriage course at Brigham Young University in Idaho, a Latter-Day Saint temple preparation class, and worke...

     Why is it a big deal to date and /or marry someone outside of The Latter Day Saint religion?  Not dating or marrying someone who isn’t in your religion, can seem to some like a lost opportunity at finding a partner. And getting to know a potentially great person.      I cannot speak for all Latter Day Saint women. But there is an easy way to explain the concern. Sometimes, it can seem like a risk to fall in love and marry a non-member (someone not a part of the LDS church). And to carry the hope that somewhere down the road they may join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. *       There are some non-members married to members of the church who don’t convert to the religion. And never want to.  Could that possibly create an issue marrying someone with the idea that down the road they will be someone else? Wouldn’t that possibly lead to disappointment and/or resentment if they don’t?  Additional Resourc...