CHINA TORI

Dear Bryan,

A lot has been happening lately that is getting me confused. In 2015, I met this wonderful man who I thought was going to be your father. He is everything a woman desires in a man, but for some aspects of his life; the ones that has to do with his mode of worship and the beliefs he holds so dear.

The miracle is that even though we have broken up, he still loves me. He loves me, but my love for him is beginning to wane. It started waning when I realized that serious problems may arise in the future concerning the issue I just related to you.

Recently, he agreed to convert to the Church i.e. be baptized, be endowed and go ahead to perform all other ordinances that are required of him.

I know I should be happy but I am not. My gut tells me he only agreed to do all of that because he wants to be with me. That’s one thing about him – ever ready to make sacrifices to get the things he wants.

Guess what? My guts were right after all. Now he is saying that I am forcing him to accept the gospel as I know it. Force?! Sweetheart, that means I have gone against the command of our Heavenly Father as contained in the Articles of Faith.

You know the part that every man should be allowed to choose for themselves? That makes me sad, but I pray every day that things work out for the both of us.

I sincerely do not want to lose a good man. Now, I have said all of that to say that you do all you can find your wife in the Church, and that you marry early.

I love you dearly,
China.

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