Church's Postion on Divorce

Divorce and Other Negative Trends 
Divorce is easy. That's what the world thinks. I can just get married again. What is wrong with the world today? Families are no longer sacred. Tough subject but one that is an ever-growing problem. Many people believe and feel that divorce is a band-aid. They believe this because they feel that a broken marriage just requires a simple fix.

 Sometimes a broken marriage is more than scraped knees, its more of a broken toy. We sometimes start to neglect the important things in a relationship. We need to patch or glue it back together. We need the help of the lord and guidance of the spirit. We need to remember not to find fault with our spouse we need to find forgiveness in our hearts.

Our children are affected by the choices we make in our marriage. Divorce is painful for everyone and children deserve to be loved and reared by two loving parents. How can we teach our children to be happy in the midst of a torn home? We don't want our children to blame themselves for marriages falling apart. When we love our children they feel of our Heavenly Father's love and we teach them how to put him first. Putting the Lord first teaches them to seek his guidance in everything we do. Sometimes divorce is warranted due to the circumstances. I got married at 22 years old the first time. I thought someone willing to get married in the temple we won't terrible difficulties. Boy was I ever wrong. My ex-husband was horribly abusive had to know what I was doing every minute of the day and with whom I was out with. he called me so many times during the day it was disgusting. We argued all the time. I was always under-appreciated and instead of coming home after working volunteer shifts with the fire department he would go out with the guys from the fire house. When he would stumble in he reaked of alcohol and a distillery. I started hearing rumors he was cheating on me. When would argue he would get violet and push and shove me, as well as throw things at me. One evening after an argument and he had thrown things at me and he then took off in his car I laid down for a rest I couldn't sleep but I had a overwhelming feeling and the spirit tell me to get up pack a bag and leave because I was not safe. I listened without hesitation and got out of there and knew where to go. Well my ex tracked me down at my parents house and started harrassing me there. When I asked him to leave because he was not welcome there he got violent and was reaching after me and I was able to shove him out the door and I called the cops on him. When he heard me dialing  911 he was gone super fast. I am glad I didn't have to worry about children in the situation I was in. In fact I refused to bring them into that situation. Here is where my next statement comes into play. Each situation is different and seeking the Lord's help and guiding eye will help us make the best decision so its not considered hasty. Safety is of concern when we think of sound reasons for divorcing. Broken covenants is something to also think about as well. We should not judge anyone for their choices just offer them love and support when they are going through a divorce because we don't know the reason's behind any of it necessarily.