[aron]

Young people need guidance, encouragement, structure. But there is a line where it becomes manipulation, pressure, and control. The "college work" in the LC is setting these young people up for a lifetime of being program robots.

Now, in a situation like this, you apparently have irresistible force (love) meeting immovable object (the LC)... what to do?

There is One with all power, that is God. Don't worry about LC teachings, elders, 'serving ones', even parents. Don't try to seize power yourself. Just believe, pray, trust. Anything can happen. Just believe.

Jesus taught, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe into God; believe also into Me". If your girlfriend sees that your heart is not troubled this will be a great help to her. And when two people are in agreement, you know the rest: what is bound on earth shall be bound in heaven, and what is loosed on earth will be loosed in heaven. Temporal things will yield to eternal things, and will align.

Conversely, we see "And Jesus could do nothing because of their unbelief" (Matt 13:58; Mark 6:5). With anxiety, fear, resentment, you can block God's will from being accomplished. So be at peace. Pray, but pray with rejoicing. Petition, but petition with thanksgiving. Repent, but repent with gratitude. God will move. God loves to move. Let Him surprise you! It all starts with a rejoicing heart.