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Continuation from our archived page.
In some cases, someone may take a person as a mate, although he or she is another persons mate. As in Genesis 12:18-19 with Abram (name later changed to 'Abraham') and Sarah, when Abram came into Egypt and the Princess saw that Sarah was beautiful and commended her and Sarah was taken into Pharaoh's house (Genesis 12:15). Taking a mate is an ancient practice that goes back way before your Bible or Koran, as in the story of Enqi also called Nudimmud and Izrael Zodoq, Enlil also called Nunamnir, and Sud, the Birth Goddess also known as Ninti, Ninhursag or Ninmah.
There was hostility between the two brothers Enqi and Enlil because Enqi tried to set up Enlil by accusing him of raping Sud, who was the daughter of Anu, thus making her their half sister. Enqi's plan did not work; indeed he was the one who raped Sud, because he wanted a son by her. However, he failed and had a daughter named Ninmu and out of Enlil's compassion for Sud, he took her as a spouse and they had a son named Ninurta. Therefore, this shows that your form of marriage did not exist, and that people lived according to their customs and rules.
We're not opposed to marriage; it is for some people. There were marriages for the higher deities; (nowadays) it is the foundation of a stable home environment and community life. Below are responsibilities of the male and female to their spouse and children:
Male
- Choose a healthy and intelligent wife, whom he can love and cherish for the length of their lives and further. Remember, beauty is truly only skin deep.
- Provide an above poverty-stricken environment by working hard to see that his family has nothing but the best.
- Acquire a good academic or vocational education.
- Utilize his talents to support his family.
- Know how to repair and fix things around the house.
- Know how to drive everything on wheels.
- Protect and guard his family at all times.
- Be well informed in order to keep his family abreast of current events that affect their lives.
- Know survival tactics; what to do in the case of emergencies in order to protect his family.
- Know how to take care of a house, to cook and provide for the children in the event his wife becomes ill or dies.
- Setting an example and being a role model for his children.
- Be loyal to his wife and discipline himself in order to keep a respectful relationship.
- Maintain honesty and integrity.
- Never endanger his family by violating the laws of the country, city, and state in which they live.
- Control his emotions and be strong under pressure and always keep his promises.
- Be a father example for his sons.
- Be a father example for his daughters.
- Be a husband for his wife.
- Set an overall good example for his family and be an upright and noble member in the family, in the Holy Tabernacle.
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Female
- Choose a healthy and intelligent husband. Remember beauty, muscles and handsomeness fade in time. Her responsibility is to choose a husband that she can love and cherish for the length of their lives and further.
- Provide a strong supporting environment, and immaculate house, and an above poverty stricken environment by working hard to see that her family has nothing but the best.
- Acquire a good academic and domestic education in order to help in the family business or even spear head it in the event of her husband's illness, in order to have the ability to perform his job as a man. She should also be domestic and be able to:
- Cook very well.
- Sew in order to make clothes for her family.
- Clean and maintain her house.
- Operate all household machinery.
- Apply herbology and natural cures.
- Give C.P.R. (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), the Heimlich Maneuver, and have a little medical knowledge.
- Type and utilize a computer.
- Utilize her talents to support her family.
- Know how to do hair, nails, and physical grooming for herself and her family. She should also know how to cut hair, and fix small things around the house.
- Know how to drive.
- Protect her family at all times.
- Be well informed in order to keep her family abreast of current events that affect their lives.
- Know survival tactics; what to do in the case of emergencies in order to protect her family.
- Keep abreast of all community events, also their family's and relatives health conditions to make sure that appropriate cards (not internet virtual ones) of respect and concern are up to date.
- Set an example and be a role model for her children.
- Be loyal to her husband and discipline herself in order to keep a respectful relationship.
- Maintain honesty and integrity.
- Never endanger the family by violating the laws of the country or the city and state in which they live.
- Control her emotions and be strong under pressure and always keep her promises.
- Be a mother example for her sons.
- Be a mother example for her daughters.
- Be a wife for her husband.
- Set an overall good example for her family, and be an upright and noble member in the family in the Holy Tabernacle.
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Source: Holy Tabernacle Family Guide [edited]
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Marriage