Mormon weddings, called sealings, and the underlying belief in eternal families.
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Last updated 2009-10-08
Mormons, marriage and family
Marriage is central to Mormons. The Church proclaims that:
The family is ordained of (commanded by) God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan.
The purpose of marriage
Mormons believe that God has ordered them to have children. This is so that spirits can spend a time of learning and testing on the earth in physical bodies.
God's purpose for marriage is for a couple to have children and to teach them so that they are equipped to live the rest of their lives on earth, and then return to live with their Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
Mormons believe that the first marriage was performed by God.
The meaning of marriage
Marriage and family have an extra meaning for Mormons. They believe that that the family unit can continue beyond the grave as a conscious, loving entity, with the marriage partnership and parent-child relationships intact.
Marriage is essential for exaltation
Mormons also believe that marriage is part of the plan of salvation. They see it as essential for exaltation, and believe that unmarried people cannot reach the highest level of the Celestial Kingdom after their death.
A marriage can only last for ever if it is performed in a Mormon Temple by a person with the priestly authority to do so. This ceremony is called "sealing" and takes about 20 minutes.
The most important single thing that any Latter-day Saint ever does in this world is to marry the right person, in the right place, by the right authority.
It is the gate to eternal peace and love here and eternal peace and love in the mansions on high.
Elder Bruce R. McConkie
Making a marriage eternal
After a husband and wife have been sealed in the temple, they must keep the covenants they have made and live the principles of love and obedience to achieve an eternal marriage
This means that they must love and be faithful to each other throughout their marriage and follow a course of Christian service and commitment throughout their lives.
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