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Single Mormon Twentysomething at MormonTimes.com: Surviving marriage prep class

Published: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 12:32 a.m. MST
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Attending a marriage prep Sunday School class in a singles ward is a lot like attending an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for the first time: everyone looks a little uncomfortable, nobody will acknowledge they have a "problem," and you feel like you constantly need to explain yourself.

"I'm just here to support my roommate," you say. "I usually go to Gospel Doctrine."

This is silly, of course. There's no reason to be ashamed of marriage, and, as I'll discuss in this article, I think our generation would do well to erase the stigma many of us have attached to the sacred institution.

That said, I only went to marriage prep so I could write an article about it.

Read the full story at MormonTimes.com

Recent comments

My wife and I met in a great singles ward in Las Vegas. We are both...

Michael | Nov. 21, 2008 at 9:50 p.m.

Having enjoyed the institution now for almost 24 years, I can say...

DSS | Nov. 21, 2008 at 7:57 p.m.

nice article. A lot of old singles would do well to search the...

hbeckett | Nov. 21, 2008 at 12:58 p.m.

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