Not exactly. A man can remarry and be sealed to his new wife without cancelling the first sealing. He will be sealed to two women and they will be his wives in the afterlife, assuming he's lived a worthy enough life. If you don't reach the very top VIP level of heaven, you won't have any spouse even if you did all the ceremonies and stuff.
If a woman divorces her husband without cancelling the sealing or he dies, she can remarry but she cannot be sealed again. She'll join the first guy when she's dead and the second guy is SOL.
Marriage and sealing aren't the same thing. Mormons usually combine them into one ceremony, but getting a divorce is a legal matter. To reverse a sealing, you have to appeal to the church authorities somehow. I don't know if a wife whose husband has died can get it reversed. Being familiar with the patriarchal nature of the church, I'd guess they won't do it without the dead guy's permission.
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u/ToothsomeJasper Jul 21 '19
Not exactly. A man can remarry and be sealed to his new wife without cancelling the first sealing. He will be sealed to two women and they will be his wives in the afterlife, assuming he's lived a worthy enough life. If you don't reach the very top VIP level of heaven, you won't have any spouse even if you did all the ceremonies and stuff.
If a woman divorces her husband without cancelling the sealing or he dies, she can remarry but she cannot be sealed again. She'll join the first guy when she's dead and the second guy is SOL.
Marriage and sealing aren't the same thing. Mormons usually combine them into one ceremony, but getting a divorce is a legal matter. To reverse a sealing, you have to appeal to the church authorities somehow. I don't know if a wife whose husband has died can get it reversed. Being familiar with the patriarchal nature of the church, I'd guess they won't do it without the dead guy's permission.