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Hi from Australia

JemmaOz

JemmaOz

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Hi All..

Ive already posted in the Ladies Only forum (a nicer more wonderful group you would never find). Im Jemma, im 19 from Australia and although I feel im not ready for marriage yet, i find this kind of relationship very beautiful. I must admit I do not know God yet but am willing to learn...i guess im just looking for a little help and guidance.

Thank you :)

Jemma
 
Greetings again, Jemma! I am glad you decided to introduce yourself. I do believe we have a couple of other Aussies on this site. I hope they will speak up! :-) I hope you will find some really anwsers here.

His Blessings,
Julieb
 
Welcome Jemma,
It is good to see you here. A great group of folks gather here and the sharing is fruitful. May you be blessed by your sharing as well as be a blessing.

John
 
Re: Hi from Australia (with my own introduction too)

Hi Jemma,

G'day from Queensland. I have to admit that I have not been very active on the board (or introduced myself for that fact!) so we can take this to be an introduction and a hello from me.

My wife and I are a young married couple (late 20's, early 30's, been married for seven years) who have a love for and a desire to live plural marriage. We have four children, three boys and a girl ranging from 10 (step son) to 13 months. I am a teacher, and my wife is a stay-at-home mum.

We are of the Mormon persuation, and I know that some Christians would take issue with that, but I have never had a bad expereience with anyone I have had contact with from this group. For this reason I think this is a great avenue for you to explore plural marriage, and find God.

Now, be aware that this is not an attempt to preselytise you at all... but if you ever want to to chat with likeminded (as far as marriage goes) people please feel free to get in touch... and that goes for anyone else on the forum too.

God Bless,

Brenden
 
Hi Jemma. Great to see a fellow Australian on the board! Since you asked, I am sure you will get plenty of help and guidance from Biblical Families. In fact the information may even be a bit overwhelming at first. My only suggestion there would be to take it easy in a laid back relaxed Aussie kind of way and digest one piece at a time. Personally, I am married with a bunch of kids and would like to expand our family but it all seems so complicated. Actually marriage is in the Australian media a fair bit at the moment, although not exactly what we would call 'biblical marriage'. Anyway, great to see you join and I look forward to reading your posts. ylop
 
Hi Brenden. Great to see your first post from the Sunshine State. Re the Mormon persuasion, if you are considering polygamy I guess you mean pre-1890 mormonism? Have you raised the issue with your local congrgation? Actually more broadly, have you come across any other Australians considering the P word? I have never met any (okay apart from some local muslims) and can only count people on this forum, which now seem to be Jemma, yourself and the other poster from "rural australia"; yet I know there must be others (1 Kings 19:14-18). Regards, ylop
 
Thank you Brenden & Ylop,

Im on a steep learning curve here but I am surrounded by wonderful people. I hope to chat to both of you more over time and feel free to pm or email me anytime.

Jemma
 
Hey ylop,

Thanks for your reply, it is great to hear from you! Yes you are right we are dyed in the wool pre-1890 Mormons (thought that would make us slightly older than late 20's early 30's *lol*) :) While we still retain membership in the corporate LDS Church we have stepped outside of it and are (as far as I know) the only Priesthood holding Mormon Fundamentalists in Australia. I have not raised it with my local LDS Branch, though the last Branch President (Pastor) was very aware of my position as I was his First Counsellor (like an Associate Pastor) at the time that I made a trip to the US about a year ago to meet with Fundamentalsits there. Straight off the bat, I want to say we are not part of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and do not condone their practices (I am sure you know what I mean if you have done any reading into Mormon Fundamentalism). More broadly I do know a few people who have an interest in Polygamy, most of them of course being of the Mormon persuation as well :) It is good to see that there are other Australians out there who consider this style of family as valid and Godly. I hope that we can get to know each other better as time progresses.

God bless,

Brenden
 
Hey Gemma,

Great to hear from you again! It can most certainly be a steep learning curve, my wife and I spent many years studying the issue out before she came to accept it. For us, as Mormons, accepting Pluraly Marraige meant accepting a whole different view on our faith as there are a whole lot of other beliefs and understandings that go along with it. I agree with ylop; take it easy, one step at a time, talk to good people, seek the will of God for you and follow His advice and you can't go wrong!

God Bless,

Brenden
 
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