Flawed Patriarchal Blessings
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:46 pm
I suppose with my present beliefs about Mormonism I could be accused of just nit-picking everything now. I hope that's not the case.
I used the PB I received at fourteen as a basis for many of the decisions I made in my life -- from going on a mission to accepting every calling in the Church that was offered me. Many times I felt unprepared and struggled being "valiant" but I found tremendous solace in my PB because it held a lot of promise for me if I would remain faithful.
One of the things it admonished me to do was this:
I did just that. I found an active Latter-day Saint young woman, prayed about whether she was my eternal mate, got the confirmation, took her to the temple and entered into "that matrimonial bond".
When I finally realized that no amount of dedication to my marriage would result in my happiness, I finally had to end it. It was a very sad day...week...month...years. I did not lay for myself a foundation that lasted throughout the eternities, instead, I stayed in a marriage that joined two people based upon the standard "that we loved the Lord and loved to keep his commandments".
I now believe my patriarchal blessing gave me a very bad recommendation. I now believe that there are many things that go into a successful relationship but, for me, having a companion that "...loves the Lord and loves to keep his commmandments" is fairly low on the totem pole.
Am I to blame for this? What do you think? (And I will appreciate the comments from believers, too.)
I used the PB I received at fourteen as a basis for many of the decisions I made in my life -- from going on a mission to accepting every calling in the Church that was offered me. Many times I felt unprepared and struggled being "valiant" but I found tremendous solace in my PB because it held a lot of promise for me if I would remain faithful.
One of the things it admonished me to do was this:
When it comes time to enter into that matrimonial bond, choose for yourself a daughter of God, one who loves the Lord and loves to keep his commandments. Then, go to the temple of the Lord and there lay for yourselves a foundation that will last throughout the eternities.
I did just that. I found an active Latter-day Saint young woman, prayed about whether she was my eternal mate, got the confirmation, took her to the temple and entered into "that matrimonial bond".
When I finally realized that no amount of dedication to my marriage would result in my happiness, I finally had to end it. It was a very sad day...week...month...years. I did not lay for myself a foundation that lasted throughout the eternities, instead, I stayed in a marriage that joined two people based upon the standard "that we loved the Lord and loved to keep his commandments".
I now believe my patriarchal blessing gave me a very bad recommendation. I now believe that there are many things that go into a successful relationship but, for me, having a companion that "...loves the Lord and loves to keep his commmandments" is fairly low on the totem pole.
Am I to blame for this? What do you think? (And I will appreciate the comments from believers, too.)