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Mormonism and gender issues/Women/Role in the Church/Marriage
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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."
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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—Church members know and understand that their first devotion is to the Lord as stated in Mark 12:28-30
- to their partner
- to their children
- to themselves.