In fact, the church is designed to help people come unto Christ, who is the only one who can change our hearts and help us overcome ourselves to come back to him. If you are an atheist or a non-believer, then let your date know, and politely decline the invitation. What goes on in those sacred temples. My dear faithful LDS aunt married a good non-member man. Even if you are looking towards marriage, it can be better to hold off on more serious activities until a couple of dates to make sure you both feel the relationship is moving in the right direction.
I would have to say absolutely NOT!!!!. Mormonism has a lay clergy, so everyone serves in the Church. Yes; I suppose if each of us believe the other is brainwashed, there's going to be major problems later on. I kept thinking things would get better at some point, but they didn't. But if your faith is a key part of your life, this is huge. That my heavenly father hates my decision to marry my husband. Once she realizes you won't join and she can't get married in the temple, then I suspect everything will be over.
If you can love them unconditionally with how they are now, then I say go for it. But, I am a 3rd year medical student and my fiance is a 2nd year medical student. I've had friends with spouses that got Fulbrights or grants to study in other countries. If she is open to questioning her faith, perhaps she can chase you down. I do feel some of the pressure lifting off me in that I can start doing things for myself. It's not fair to put words in her mouth and thoughts in her brain like this. There is NO guarantee that marrying a returned missionary RM in the temple equates with love and happiness. I am seeing one right now My late ex was a physician and I was with him through med school, internship, residency and 20 years of his own practice. This has all put an incredibly strain on our 2-year marriage we have been together for a total of almsot 8 years. I would not want my children raised Mormon which she seems intent on.
I do wonder if you ask this blog just to get supporting advice. In other words, eternal marriage really is worth it, I think. Much of it rang true back when my spouse was in med school, internship and residency. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that all sexual relationships outside of marriage defined as the legal union between a man and a woman are sinful.
