According to the Bible or Book of Mormon, is marriage is essential for Gods eternal plan?
Well, I am not Mormon, but I can answer your question in regards to the bible. There’s a great section in the bible written by the apostle Paul –thoughts on both marriage and singleness. (the capital words are mine). From 1 Corinthians 7, in the MSG: A GIFT “…Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me – a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others. GET MARRIED IF YOU CAN’T MANAGE YOUR DESIRES/EMOTIONS “I do, though, tell the unmarried and widows that singleness might well be the best thing for them, as it has been for me. But if they can’t manage their desires and emotions, they should by all means go ahead and get married. The difficulties of marriage are preferable by far to a sexually tortured life as a single. ADDITIONAL STRESS “…There’s certainly no sin in getting married, whether you’re a virgin or not. All I am saying is that when you marry, y
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