The Church Newsroom just released this piece:
Couples Married Civilly Now Authorized for Immediate Temple Marriage
Basically, a couple who have been married civilly will not have to wait a year to get sealed in the temple. As one who lives in a country that does not legally recognise temple sealings (and one who thinks the whole one-year wait to be silly, anyway), this is great news.
Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye of Book of Mormon Central has a useful blog post:
The History of Latter-day Saints waiting one year to be sealed in the temple after a civil marriage.
Couples Married Civilly Now Authorized for Immediate Temple Marriage
Basically, a couple who have been married civilly will not have to wait a year to get sealed in the temple. As one who lives in a country that does not legally recognise temple sealings (and one who thinks the whole one-year wait to be silly, anyway), this is great news.
Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye of Book of Mormon Central has a useful blog post:
The History of Latter-day Saints waiting one year to be sealed in the temple after a civil marriage.
