Marriage advice

PikaMario · 06-15-2025, 02:23 PM

OP's situation doesn't seem to be a particular issue against the local church. As untohim mentioned, you'll probably have to get help another way. but I thought id use this thread to share my own experience.

i married (and still am married) to a sister in the church. We both finished the full time training. However when we began courting shortly after finishing the training, she was serving under a very well-known, very controlling coworker of the Lord's recovery. He had a multi-year plan for her to learn a trade and migrate to a foreign land to get a job in that field so she could support herself and preach the gospel in that foreign country. Even though we were both in our mid 20s at the time, he felt it was too soon for her to get married and criticized me for not acting in fellowship with the body about courting her. The thing is, i was in a lot of fellowship with a lot of anaheim brothers, i even briefly spoke about the matter with the big dog Ron Kangas. this other coworker made the accusation out of nowhere. thankfully even though at the time i still admired and respected the brothers in the recovery, i had enough sense to fight for my wife and save her from that wretched controlling plan. this brother also told my wife that I was not allowed to step foot in the city she was serving in. Who does he think he is? I did it anyway and we just hung out without telling him.

06-15-2025, 02:23 PM	#1
PikaMario Member Join Date: Jun 2025 Posts: 2	Re: Marriage advice OP's situation doesn't seem to be a particular issue against the local church. As untohim mentioned, you'll probably have to get help another way. but I thought id use this thread to share my own experience. i married (and still am married) to a sister in the church. We both finished the full time training. However when we began courting shortly after finishing the training, she was serving under a very well-known, very controlling coworker of the Lord's recovery. He had a multi-year plan for her to learn a trade and migrate to a foreign land to get a job in that field so she could support herself and preach the gospel in that foreign country. Even though we were both in our mid 20s at the time, he felt it was too soon for her to get married and criticized me for not acting in fellowship with the body about courting her. The thing is, i was in a lot of fellowship with a lot of anaheim brothers, i even briefly spoke about the matter with the big dog Ron Kangas. this other coworker made the accusation out of nowhere. thankfully even though at the time i still admired and respected the brothers in the recovery, i had enough sense to fight for my wife and save her from that wretched controlling plan. this brother also told my wife that I was not allowed to step foot in the city she was serving in. Who does he think he is? I did it anyway and we just hung out without telling him.