Random Thought-Sealings

[FlaviusHambonius]

Originally Posted by Moksha

You forgot the Crisco truck and the John Deere shredder also traveling on I-15.

Let's place our trust in God to adequately fill in the blanks. That way we can pursue our dream of Elphaba aiming the Deathstar at that crazed blond from Fox News.

She wouldn't dare--and crush all the dreams of us red-blooded single guys--blasphamy!!

[Wingnut]

I actually discussed this situation once with my ex-fiance (prior to meeting my husband). We thought up this situation: What if we get sealed, and then on our way to the reception, we get in a terrible car crash, and he dies. I survive, and I later marry someone else, with whom I live a full and happy life, and with whom I have children. Now, the man I was originally sealed to (who died in the accident) was perhaps the "love of my life", but I've now lived a full life (not just a few moments) and shared children with this other man, whom I also love. In the end, we concluded that it would be better and happier for me to be sealed to the man with whom I actually shared life.

In the hypotheticals given in the OP, the surviving person still has an opportunity to live a full and happy life with someone else. I don't believe that there is only one person for each of us. Why not let the survivor have that chance, instead of hanging onto what might have been?

(Please note that my above situation was entirely hypothetical and made-up.)

[Pamatridis]

This has actually happened and the brethren have approved a second sealing. I believe there attitude is to leave it to God to decide in the end. Having the sealing of the father and mother with the children brings a great deal of comfort to them in mortality.

[foreverafter]

Originally Posted by FlaviusHambonius

I don't think it's so crazy--I read awhile back where Abraham Lincoln's fiance before he married Mary Todd -- was sealed to Abe--I don't recall her name but supposedly Abe was madly in love with her. I think the sealing took place after Abe's death.

Somehow I don't think the Church wants everyone to be sealed to all their former boyfriends & girlfriends that they had before they got married. I do Genealogy & it's easy for things like the above to slip through & be done but it doesn't make it valid. And if Abe was a good & faithful husband I'm sure he wasn't still in love with his former fiance after he married Mary Todd. And if he did secretly still keep feelings alive for a former flame while married to someone else, then that would probably make him unworthy for either marriage.

[deseretgov]

Even if the former flame had died before they could be married?!

[Hemidakota]

Originally Posted by Pamatridis

Ok, so I am going to make everyone crazy by saying this, but:

I have a friend that lives in Centerville. Her fiance died of cancer before they were married. It has been about 8 years since he died. She recently received permission from the First Presidency and was sealed to her fiance. I thought it was all very bizarre, she took bridal photos, everything. Her brother stood as proxy. Just goes to show that you can't underestimate the power of Keys in the Priesthood and the far reaching effect of the Atonement.

I was going to respond without reading every post but you made the case for me. Yes! There are special occasions that merit sealing when this occurs. I can almost bet, the companion made it known from across the veil by means unknown to the First Presidency. I won't even go into cases where Apostles were told from across the veil in getting remarried after their beloved companions died.

[Pamatridis]

Yes, in the particular case mentioned above, the couple was not married. The man died of cancer. The woman requested the sealing after he had been dead nearly 8 years. It was approved and completed.

[Jbs2763]

another thing i ponder from time to time.. seeming that i will be eternally single... what happens to those of us that don't find our spouse in this life

[beefche]

Originally Posted by Jbs2763

another thing i ponder from time to time.. seeming that i will be eternally single... what happens to those of us that don't find our spouse in this life

You will forever be consigned to work the counters of Celestial McDonald's.

We have been taught by modern prophets that if we remain single in this life (and we didn't have the opportunity to marry), then we can still have that blessing in the next life. No one has really interpreted what it means by "opportunity", but I'm sure we can guess some of the reasons--disabilities preventing marriage, dying young, etc.

[Jbs2763]

Originally Posted by beefche

You will forever be consigned to work the counters of Celestial McDonald's.

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so I'm on fries and you are on the shake machine? lol