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Can you tell me the role that marriage plays in Mormon culture?
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Mormonism values marriage and views it as a sacred and important covenant between two lives. Mormonism encourages its members to marry in temple ceremonies and strives to strengthen the bonds of families within its membership. Marriage provides an opportunity to learn and serve others, experience companionship, have children, and enter into the covenant of eternal marriage. These sacred rites serve as opportunities for members to draw closer to God. Furthermore, within the Mormon faith there is the idea that marriage should last for eternity, which encourages strong family bonds even in the hereafter.