William LePar’s spiritual source, The Council, gives us their thoughts on a small wedding or large one?

Questioner:  I have to ask this first question to introduce the second.  I realize the danger in a physical and spiritual reason of not living together before marriage, but when a couple starts the courtship and then you can spend two or three years on planning a wedding, show day, you get so involved in the big show day that once you get married, you just sort of forget where the commitment is and so-called love grows cold.  Yet two people that would not put in the time and the expense of the big show day can commit each other to a perfect union to live together.  As far as the commitment, which one would be more important?

The Council:  A marriage or a commitment, and we use these two terms meaning the same thing depending on what society demands of the situation, that is a factor that must be taken into consideration, a large wedding or a large show date means nothing.  A simple, quiet wedding following the prescribed rules of society is as binding and probably more binding than a big show.  You can always tell something about the size of the show day, as you put it and we like that term because in many weddings or in many commitments that is all it is is a "show day."  If two individuals truly have committed themselves, it is not necessary for them to make a large show of it.  It is only necessary for them to publicly announce according to the prescribed laws of their society, to their relatives, and to their friends their commitment.  We would say that a quiet show day or a small day of commitment would be probably a better indication of the permanency of that commitment than one who has a large show. Does that answer your question?

Next – In part 6 William LePar’s spiritual source, The Council, attempts to differentiate between religious commitment and spiritual commitment.

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