Mormon temple wedding
New Latter-day Saint marriage policy is already impacting couples’ wedding plans
By Kathy Stephenson — May 8, 2019
A change in policy by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may lead to a civil wedding boom for Mormons. Previously, church members in the U.S. had to wait a year between a civil ceremony and a temple sealing, which non-Mormon family members can't attend. Now there is no wait.
Mormon leaders change policy on temple weddings: No more one-year waiting period after civil ceremony
By Jana Riess — May 6, 2019
(RNS) — Mormons who marry in a civil ceremony will no longer have to wait a full year before being 'sealed' for eternity in an LDS temple.
Being excluded from a Mormon temple wedding
By Jana Riess — June 22, 2018
Mette Harrison just sat out a Mormon temple wedding for the first time in her adult life, remaining outside while the rest of her family celebrated a sealing ceremony within. Why does the LDS Church exclude so many loved ones from a couple's big day?
The Mormon temple wedding photo game
By Jana Riess — May 16, 2017
Mormons too often judge each other's righteousness just by glancing at clothing choices, hairstyles, and piercings -- and guest blogger Mette Harrison has had enough of this superficial judgmentalism.
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