Saturday, January 26, 2019

Same-Sex Marriage

The topic of same-sex marriage is a sensitive one, but it is so important. In these days, people who know the truth about marriage and what God wants it to be, really have to stand up for it. Men and women both bring different things in a marriage. They have different perspectives that allow each of them to succeed, especially in raising a family. Around the world, people are rewriting marriage. Judges and justices are arguing that marriage between two men or two women is okay and that there isn’t anything wrong with that. Because intelligent officials are saying these things, people are trusting them and agreeing with them. This can be clearly seen in the Obergefell v. Hodges link (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). It is sad how the world has tried to change and twist God’s plan for His Children. There is a story about two nurses in this reading that fall in love and decide to adopt 3 children. They adopt two boys and one girl. I feel like this is so unfair to those children. They won’t ever grow up with a father. How is the little boy supposed to look up to a grown man that he can be like one day? How will the little girls have an example of a strong man that they want to marry one day? How can two women raise a young boy that has a different body, and different gender-related struggles than what they’ve ever experienced? It is just so unfair to the children that are being raised like this. I am sure the two women are great moms, but the children are missing out on so much by not having a father.
Latter-Day Saints understand why marriage is the way it should be. We know that man and woman must be sealed in the temple in order to return to live in the highest degree of the Celestial Kingdom. Because of The Family Proclamation, Latter-Day Saints also understand the different roles that men and women have. These roles are essential and crucial to children’s lives. When Latter-Day Saints argue about the way marriage should be, it isn’t because we are “hating on” those with different beliefs or because we don’t like gay/lesbian people. We are just standing up for our beliefs in what we know to be true. The world shouldn’t change what God has commanded.
Personally, one of the ways that I like to share the truths that I know about marriage, is through social media. I like to post a picture of my husband and I. Along with the picture, I will share a quote about marriage between a man and a woman, or about the importance of both genders in a marriage. Usually, this doesn’t cause any contention. I always hope that someone who needed to see that, saw my post and rethought about what they might believe about marriage.
Russel M Nelson said, “Male and female are created for what they can do and become, together. It takes a man and a woman to bring a child into the world. Mothers and fathers are not interchangeable. Men and women are distinct and complementary. Children deserve a chance to grow up with both a mom and a dad.” I really like this quote by President Nelson, because it very simply states the importance of a man and a woman in marriage.

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