Marriage Between a Man and a Woman

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that marriage should be a union only between a man and a woman. Although to some this belief may sound intolerant, old-fashioned, or narrow-minded, I hope that by explaining some of our other beliefs I am able to show why we believe the way we do.
We believe that through keeping God's commandments we will one day become like Him. Our Heavenly Father created each of us, He truly is our Father. We believe that someday everyone who has followed His commandments will become a God, able to create just as our Father in Heaven has. This creation of new worlds, new humans, requires both a man and a woman. Just as a baby cannot be born without a man and a woman on this earth, so it is in the heavens. We will not be able to create new worlds without a man and a woman working together to create.
Heavenly Father gave us the union of marriage to provide a way to create. He has given us marriage as a means of creating families. Marriage between a man and a woman is not only necessary, it is sacred. By redefining marriage, one is trying to redefine God's laws. Man's way is not God's way. By supporting the union of only men and women in marriage we, as members of the Church, are not trying to discriminate or punish anyone with same-sex orientation. We are trying to uphold something so sacred that it is not only part of our world, but part of the eternities.
I hope this has helped answer some questions about our view on marriage and why it is so important to keep the definition of it being between a man and a woman. I hope that my explanation helped to clear some things up and did not further complicate things for anyone. Please comment if you have any more questions or would like to say something about this or any other posts. Thank you for reading our blog. We hope that we have helped.