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Some do and some don't. I dated girls who were members of the Church and I dated girls who were not. In fact, I don't even know if they were even Christian. We are encouraged to date someone who is a member of the Church, but we are also encouraged to not limit our circle of friends to just within the Church.
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Yes of course. The gospel teaches members to associate with those who are uplifting and inspire them to be more charitable, Christlike, etc. It follows that dating should be along the same lines, and that those who marry should be of similar standards. A similar thought is of friendships- if one associates with those that drink or engage in criminal behavior one will be more likely to lower their standards to that level. The church does not discourage members from dating those who are not of the Mormon faith, it simply incourages dating amongst those with similar standards. It becomes easier, although not always the case, that those in the church do have those similar standards and the lines of standards are clearer because of the uniformity of the doctrine adhered by the members. I.E. the standards are clearer than those who may be of other faiths.
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It depends on the guy and the situation. If you live in an area that has few Mormons, then it is more likely than if there are a lot of Mormons. Also, you would possibly need to signal you interest in him. However, I would not count on a long term relationship unless you join the Church. We are encouraged from a very young age to not look for mates outside of the Church. I also would not encourage you to join the Church just to please him. Religion is too important a matter to take so lightly. Only join a church (any church) because you believe the things it teaches. ************** "Alatea: join a church to please someone?? This is a dangerous thing to do. It's also 2005 and the woman may not want a dozen children" Note that Alatea gives me a bad rating even when agreeing with me. BTW, the number of children each couple has is entirely up to them. The Church doesn't dictate numbers other than to say that you should only have as many as you can take care of.
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Although i am not a mormon, my step-mother is and her and my father were married last summer (my father is a baptist). Both of my step-sisters date non-mormons and the congregation is fine with this. There is nothing wrong with dating outside of their religion it just makes things a lot easier.
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Why do we date? to find a potential mate and get married. it's much easier to raise a family with someone who shares the same beliefs. i'm not saying that it's impossible to raise a family with parents of two different religions, its just easier on the marriage and the kids if they're being taught the same thing. mormons don't have to date other mormons, i don't. it's just recommeneded that we look for someone we can spend the rest of forever with, it's more likely to last if we can agree. and also marry in the temple.
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