I love programming. It's strange how much pleasure I find in getting stuff to show up on the screen and work RIGHT.
Today I spent most of my discretionary time working on a programming class project. It's a big term project that's supposed to be of significant scope. I've been thinking about it and slowly programming it over the entire semester. It involves two tools I've never used before: Qt, a graphical user interface (aka GUI) programming tool and OpenGL, the universal programming language for graphics. It's amazing how much these two tools have opened up in the way of powerful programming. Yet at the same time, they get in the way as much as they help. Maybe more to the point, they are so much more powerful and complex that when they break (due to a lack of understanding or error on my part usually) they break very hard.
It's not a very good analogy, but it reminds me of a conversation I was having recently with a friend of mine. He was asking me whether there was any advantage, any tangible advantage in marrying in the temple as far as Earth-life was concerned. "As far as the scope of this life, is there anything that's gained from marrying in the temple as opposed to simply being in a committed and loving marriage relationship not sealed in the temple?" We talked about it for a while. He pointed out that many prophets have promised such blessings but left out the specifics, saying rather that the Lord would give an added measure of his Spirit to keep us together. He has been married for a few years and hasn't noticed any significant difference in happiness. After pondering the question a while I pointed out that just because the power of the Lord was more present in his life didn't mean that he would automatically be happier and more successful, rather it meant that he would be able to meet greater challenges, "for of him to whom much is given much is required."
I'd love to hear everyone else's views on the question, especially those who have been married longer than I. What difference does the temple sealing make in a marriage if all other things are equal?
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I think I get strength to endure. I made what I considered and irrevocable committment on my part. There has never been any question on my part about giving up or wandering off. Only the other party in my marriage can bring it to an end. I don't think she has any intention of doing that. Still happiness in marriage takes constant work and attention to each other. Nothing in the Temple ceremony or the sealing power changes the amount of work and consideration of your partner needed to make you both happy.
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