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Thank you for your email. In it you told me that you have recently been baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You also
mentioned that your husband doesn't want anything to do with it. You asked, "How can I have an eternal marriage if my husband doesn't want anything to do
with religion?"
First of all, it's hard for me to comment on this topic because I'm not in that situation. But if I were, I would probably focus on my own
salvation. The Prophet Joseph Smith was told by revelation: "If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the
kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation." D&C 6:13
I would recommend that you read, study and pray to deepen your testimony. Try to be an example to your husband as you fully dedicate yourself to follow
the teachings of Jesus Christ. The positive effects of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in your life can only show your husband what an important blessing it is
to you.
I'm sure that if you live faithfully and do the will of our Father, with every intent to be obedient and endure to the end, you will be blessed with the
desires of your heart. Sometimes those blessings come in this life, sometimes in the eternities.
(Bev's Comments: Donny asked me to elaborate on this a bit since I am in this situation also. First of all, Heavenly Father is mindful of your situation and
your longing to have your husband embrace the Gospel so you can be sealed. I was baptized a year after my husband and I married and have been a member of the Church for
almost 23 years now. He is still Catholic, but not active in his church. It hurt so much to start with, I could hardle bear it, but as the years went on, I could see that what I really needed to do was
accept the will of God, and work to make myself the best 'Bev' I could be! It has not been easy, and as my little girls look at me and ask me "When can we be a forever family mama?" I tell them
honestly, that we already are, and we have to be living like Christ all the time, doing our best, so when Heavenly Father knows the time is right, we are ready. (It still tweaks at my heart and my tearducts to hear
them question though.)
Always remember that the purposes and times of our Father in Heaven are not ours. We don't see things as He does and he knows what each of us needs to become who we are meant to be someday. Love your husband with all your heart. Look for the good he radiates, I am sure it is there. Live the Gospel the best you can, and live as though you are already sealed Eternally.
Bev)
Sincerely,
Donny Osmond
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