What family unit will be sealed together forever?

[_bcspace]

If me and my wife live together with our kids, what happens to our kids's spouses and their children?

They're in a mansion across town but still in the same city. It's to discourage the in-laws and grandparents from simply walking around the fence and entering your home before you're ready to let them in.

[_DarkHelmet]

So, simply put - the idea is that each couple sealed together represents a link in the chain of patriarchal priesthood from father to son up to Christ, who is the heir of God the Father. Something like that.

That's my understanding, as well, though you have explained it far more clearly than I did. It's basically a patriarchal family tree that goes all the way back to God.

Sealing couples would work, and it makes more sense. Because then the couple can start over in eternity creating a world and populating it with their own spirit children, while their kids are off doing the same think with their spouses, and their parents are off doing the same thing. But the church paints the picture of mom and dad and their 4 kids living together like that forever. Instead of families can be together forever, it should be husband and wife can be together forever.

[_Buffalo]

This is one of those questions that makes the doctrine fall apart very quickly. It becomes apparent that sealings are pointless busywork.

[Guest]

With celestial polyandry you need to pluralize that (@darkhelmet)... Husbands and wives. Like I said one big swinging party.

[_Buffalo]

With celestial polyandry you need to pluralize that (@Dear Husband)... Husbands and wives. Like is said one big swinging party.

Joseph Smith's heaven (Joseph depicted on far right):

[_Quasimodo]

This is one of those questions that makes the doctrine fall apart very quickly. It becomes apparent that sealings are pointless busywork.

Wouldn't a Celestial phone book work just as well?

You're run over by a garbage truck and "Pufff' you find yourself in the Celestial.

The first thing you are handed is the phone book (everyone is listed). If you want to chat with Granny, just look her up. Of course caller ID would be an option in case Granny doesn't want to chat with you.