I was talking about pre-mortal existence. I found this quote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-existence#Pre-mortal_existence_in_Mormonism_.28Latter-day_Saints.29):
In 1857, Young stated that every person was "a son or a daughter of [the Father]. In the spirit world their spirits were first begotten and brought forth, and they lived there with their parents for ages before they came here." 4 J.D. 218.
I'm sorry if I was wrong. In the few books I've read on real-life Mormons, the people being written about spoke of families and spouses being arranged before birth, and the quote does sound like Young was talking about families in heaven and on earth.
No arranged marriages, either, at least not in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I'm using the full name for a reason--some splinter groups that are often referred to as Mormon or fundamentalist Mormon or other variations definitely do arrange marriages for young girls. But they're not members of my church, they're separate.
Ah, then I was probably thinking of one of the splinter groups. I don't recall anyone making distinctions in the books I read--everything just came under the heading of Mormon.
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Date: 2008-11-17 12:12 am (UTC)In 1857, Young stated that every person was "a son or a daughter of [the Father]. In the spirit world their spirits were first begotten and brought forth, and they lived there with their parents for ages before they came here." 4 J.D. 218.
I'm sorry if I was wrong. In the few books I've read on real-life Mormons, the people being written about spoke of families and spouses being arranged before birth, and the quote does sound like Young was talking about families in heaven and on earth.
No arranged marriages, either, at least not in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I'm using the full name for a reason--some splinter groups that are often referred to as Mormon or fundamentalist Mormon or other variations definitely do arrange marriages for young girls. But they're not members of my church, they're separate.
Ah, then I was probably thinking of one of the splinter groups. I don't recall anyone making distinctions in the books I read--everything just came under the heading of Mormon.
Again, I apologize.