In my home ward, the non-member son of one of the members of the Bishopbric was able to stand up with the Priesthood and hold his baby girl while they gave her baby blessing. I can second this, as a lifelong utahn this is why I simply have a "no mormons" policy for dating. I volunteer every week, I put others before myself, etc. And can you talk about hard things together. I think the only thing that can possibly be worse is if he was working in a different country.
Say goodbye to all that. This is the rule rather than the exception. If you are willing to wait, then well and good; otherwise, it is best to move on. The best advice I can give is stay true to yourself.
I went in thinking "oh, we can definitely do this. But I do believe in modern prophets and that God gives no commandment that is not for our own happiness. I know many of you understand how Im feeling and a lot of you have been there for many years already.
So while I believe that, in fact, non-celestial families still can be together forever, I also think that there must be great merit to qualifying for the whole Enchiladaвwhich I perhaps cannot fully appreciate at this time. Our first Christmas married I want you all to know that you are loved and appreciated. But when my oldest daughter hit 12, the lessons started to have one major theme: This is what girls are told should be their primary goal.