I know a woman who's afraid to tell her husband she wants to join the Church. She could lose everything-- her marriage, her kids, even her home if she pressed the issue.

I recall a man from my mission in similar straits. The Bishop told him the Church values marriage more than membership, so he ought not to appease his wife and cancel his baptism-- even stop attending Church-- until she is more receptive.

Better, I guess, to be a married non-member than a divorced member, right? Surely, God wouldn't want someone to give up something as priceless as their marriage, right?

Wrong. Let's talk about that.

Resources

Preach My Gospel chapter 10

Baptismal covenant (Mosiah 18)

Accessing God’s Power through Covenants by Elder Dale G. Renlund

Parable of the treasure in the field (Matt. 13)

Philippians 3:8 ("dung")

Pure Truth, Pure Doctrine, and Pure Revelation by President Russell M. Nelson

It’s True, Isn’t It? Then What Else Matters? by Elder Neil L. Andersen

The True Strength of the Church by then-Elder Gordon B. Hinckley

Full Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible (referenced Luke 14)

The Answer Is Always Jesus Christ by President Russell M. Nelson