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Divorce
The termination of a marriage through the power of civil or ecclesiastical law. According to the New Testament, God permitted divorce under some conditions
because of the hardness of the people’s hearts; however, as Jesus explained,” from the beginning it was not so” (See Matt. 19: 3-12).
Questions of general interest answered for guidance, not as official statements of Church policy
In Luke 16:18 and 3 Nephi 12:32, we read that both the man who “putteth away” his wife and the man who marries “her who is
divorced” commit adultery. What is the meaning of these scriptures?
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Jonathan M. Chamberlain, a family therapist, BYU Counseling and Development Center, answers this question...in “I Have a Question,” Ensign,
Jan. 1993, 59
Children of Divorce by Elaine Walton
Can you build a lasting marriage after seeing your parents’ union come apart? The answer is yes—and gospel principles can teach
you how.
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The scriptures counsel against divorce generally and advise husbands and wives to love each other in righteousness.
(1 Corinthians 7: 10-12)
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
++ (Doctrine and Covenants 42: 22) Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else.
Elder Bruce R. McConkie (former Apostle in the LDS Church) has commented, “Divorce is not part of the gospel plan no matter what
kind of marriage is involved. But because men [and women] in practice do not always live in harmony with gospel standards, the Lord permits divorce [as in Moses’
time] for one reason or another, depending upon the spiritual stability of the people involved. …
“In this day divorces are permitted in accordance with civil statutes, and the divorced persons are permitted by the Church to marry again without the stain of
immorality which under a higher system would attend such a course.” (Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3 vols., Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1973, 1:547.)
If our societies were on a higher plane, then, marriage covenants would be held in great, sacred trust; essentially, divorce would not exist or be considered
except for truly serious reasons such as adultery. I would also suggest that in a higher system, with individuals living in harmony with all the Lord’s teachings,
there would be no such serious problems and thus no divorce.
(Jonathan M. Chamberlain, “I Have a Question,” Ensign, Jan. 1993, 59 ) |
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