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Contents
Questions
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Some critics charge that the LDS Church devalues those who are not married, degrades women, or encourages improper behavior by spouses.
Some former members claim that they mistreated or neglected their families to better fulfill "Church duties."
Answer
Marriage is the highest state in LDS doctrine. The Church always teaches to the highest ideal. This does not, however, degrade those who do not live, or are not able to live this ideal. Members who are married, whether to another member or to a non-member, have duties:
- to God
- to their partner
- to their children
- to themselves.
Duty to God
Church members know and understand that their first devotion is to the Lord as stated in Mark 12:28-30
Duty to Partner
Duty to Children
Duty to Self
Further reading
FairMormon Answers articles
FairMormon web site
FairMormon Topical Guide: Marriage and sexuality FairMormon link
External links
- LDS.org: Dating and courtship Church site
- LDS.org: Challnenges in marriage Church site
- LDS.org: Eternal importance of marriage and family Church site
- LDS.org: Finances in marriage Church site
- LDS.org: Forgiveness in marriage Church site
- LDS.org: Single members Church site
- LDS.org: Single-parent families Church site
- LDS.org: Unity and friendship in marriage Church site
- LDS.org: Women Church site