Definition of Marriage

In all honesty, whenever the topic of marriage equality or same-sex marriage is brought up to me I usually try to avoid it. I am not one to put anyone down in any way or make them feel wrong, but I know my views are not always the same as theirs. I believe in what the church teaches and supports, that marriage should be between a man and a women. I think that many people today think that just because they love someone that they should marry them. I don’t agree with this. While I believe that you should marry someone that you love, you need to remember the reason behind marriage, to create a family. Marriage is about creating a family, and I believe that both a mother and a father are needed to do so. This topic has been one that my sister and I disagree on, but when I have had conversations with her about it, we have been able to share each of our points of view and learn different perspectives from one another, but still be able to stand up for what we truly believe in. I know this is a topic that will be an ongoing one for quite a while longer and one quote from a general authority that has really stuck out to me through it all talks about not judging others because they sin differently than you. I think when it all comes down to it, that's what we need to remember to do.


Here is President Uchtdorf's talk where he talks about not judging others, because we sin differently: https://www.lds.org/youth/video/stop-judging-others?lang=eng