> I mean that's practically one of the foremost missions of the Church, is to ensure that families are strengthened and encouraged, and that we persevere in lov

> I mean that's practically one of the foremost missions of the Church, is to ensure that families are strengthened and encouraged, and that we persevere in love, no matter what. I think this is a good ideal. But treating it as an absolute with “no matter what” seems foolish and discounts the entire philosophy as counter productive. To show this with an extreme. Should spouses who attempt murder and perform numerous rapes and beatings expect their spouse to “persevere?” How about church leaders who molest children entrusted to them? Should spouses stay married to them? I think there are more marriages ended for reconcilable reasons and could have been saved. But admitting they marriages must be kept together makes it harder to keep them. Again, buying life insurance doesn’t mean you want to die. It means you want your kids taken care off if your life ends unexpectedly.