As time has gone by I realized that the opinons of others is not important to me and oddly enough those who did not originally approve have had their hearts and minds changed by the love my husband shows me, our daughter, and the members of my family. On the plus side though, after you leave the church, you'll get to spend the remainder of your days bashing it on Reddit. Trying to maintain a long-distance relationship with someone at home or attempting to date someone you meet while on mission are both distractions. I let her know I'd been reading on LDS. Mormonism is simply too unaccepting of mixed relationships.
At that point we quit going and focused on her goals and family bonding. The relationship never went anywhere but was always happy to help and he was very grateful. You have given me the courage to continue to protect my marriage and children. Be a good influence. I remember when my ex and I had invited friends to our house for a 4th of July dinner and had spent a lot of money and time getting ready. I feel pretty awful about that whole thing. During those years, I think we had about 5 dinner dates. Why prophets are awesome. She has to decide for herself what she believes, but you can definitely help expose her to new ideas. The history of racism and violence is upsetting.
It gives people a sense of purpose, while pressuring them to be 'good' by their book. Ask her if her parents buy their underwear from a bookstore. I felt insane and crazy for being upset and considered just leaving ASAP. Follow your heart and live life with no regrets. He will eventually have more time for you, but right now he is likely giving you all the time that he can, even though it is very little. Learning from a young age that any religion will do means that your children almost certainly will ultimately believe that any religion will do. And you must be honest in your conversation with God about it. Is your mind made up and you want justifying support. Listen, you are in a bad situation and it just has not come to a head yet.
Mormons love to have fun, but they prefer keeping it clean, respectful, and something that everyone can enjoy. There may be underlying personality similarities, but if the answer to "what shall I do next" is always trumped by a Morman frame of reference for one partner, but not the other, conflict is inevitable. As a general authority I knew, now deceased, told me in the mid-eightiesвIf you find a good man who is not LDS, marry him. Usually, when Mormon girls marry non-Mormon men, these women forsake their religion and revert to ordinary American woman.