I'd suggest the essays. I was the bishops' daughter who went to BYU but didn't go on a mission because I was already married with a 10 month old by my 21st birthday. Because what are Mormons about. As a general authority I knew, now deceased, told me in the mid-eightiesвIf you find a good man who is not LDS, marry him. This is normal for residents. It sounds like you dont even know this guy well enough to answer that question but I could be wrong. Long story short, everyone is dead on.
Each to their own though. Many Mormon girls place the cart before the horse. If your spouse thinks 8 is too young to get baptized, are you all right with waiting until they are older.
It's simply sometimes hard to accept that while he is your number one priority, you probably never will be. Please don't take it the wrong way if he says that a few minutes on the phone is more than he can handle. As time has gone by I realized that the opinons of others is not important to me and oddly enough those who did not originally approve have had their hearts and minds changed by the love my husband shows me, our daughter, and the members of my family. You are not a worthy RM priesthood holder. You got some good advice from the other posters on how to maintain contact.
She still has another year of residency but I am hoping she chooses a specialty that is not as demanding on her time. If your relationship is moving forward, or she suggests doing something more expensive, it is not inappropriate for her to help pay as well. I really like him, and I think we fit together well with personality, values, and life goals. Drinkers tend to rely on drink before they can have fun. All I can say is, "WOW". We have been together since his second year of med school so I have gone through step one and step two and all the shelf exams that were taking up his time, now I have to do the 80 hours thank God for the cap and usually he works more than that Good luck to all of you and I know we will all make it. Joanna в this is one of your best.