She's too heavily invested in Mormonism for that. And once you are done with those, ask about social issues and where she stands. Sometimes I seat and think how we can make this work when both of us have career aspirations I am trying to find a tenure-track position close to my husband this year, and I just keep my fingers crossed that I can do that. As an atheist with Buddhist undertones who married a non-practicing, god-believing Mormon at the height of his questioning, I find this so interesting to me. I feel he thinks we cannot be two masters in this boat and if I am this ambituous we may never have time to have and be a family. It works, though, because I know that his beliefs have great worth. You will get to mingle with a lot of new people, and who knows, maybe you will also find the guy or girl of your dreams there.
They are exhausted, under tons of pressure, stressed, and expected to be studying hours after their long shifts. There are some gems like admission to peep stone in a hat translation to the book of Mormon and angels with swords commanding polygamy, but if someone believes Joseph Smith really did stuff his face into a hat and translate scriptures about ancient jews coming to America, it means they are insane, and you can't reason with an insane person. Why do we not talk about Heavenly Mother. If you don't want to give up, then don't. Without going into too much personal detail, I received a very real, strong prompting that I should marry this girl. I also expected that my spouse would be temple worthy and that I would get married in the temple, which was not the case. He says he has put-in a lot of his life into his profession and his career is very important to him. The brethren have taught that there is an ideal pattern for marriage.
Did you know Joseph smith married the wives of other living men. He will have to wait outside if his children marry in the temple. You can always expand these into group dates by inviting other couples along, which may make her more comfortable in the early stages of your relationship.
More success stories All success stories Hide success stories. I've read through some stuff there and it all seems pretty tame so far. Dozens of missionaries have told me that the gender ratios in other countries are far, far worse. Please start another thread and continue the conversation.