Why can’t young people afford marriage? If they live under their means. My wife

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Feb 3, 2019
10:31:06am

demon_llama All-American

and I both worked while I went to college. Waiting till after college to get married would have changed nothing.

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demon_llama

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Option to increase Enrollment at BYU ......

Xenon

2/3/19 7:32am

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YIsForBrigham

2/3/19 7:34am

The church has plenty of it. I can’t think of a more wise investment

Dangerous

2/3/19 7:36am

Nope, need more over-the-top, luxurious, incredibly expensive temples built in

Kerbouchard

2/3/19 7:44am

Ouch! The effort by the Church to make temple ordinances available to all

PortlandBlue

2/3/19 7:59am

RE: Ouch! The effort by the Church to make temple ordinances available to all

aggiecoug

2/3/19 8:53am

Do you ever have good opinions?

Ozymandias

2/3/19 8:02am

The church spends more on BYU than on temple construction.

gwalker

2/3/19 8:09am

And this is why the church doesn’t publicize its finances

Cougarclaw

2/3/19 9:04am

Or maybe it's because people would see how much wealth the Church sits on....

beatnik

2/3/19 9:53am

I can think of about 1000 wiser investments than what that would take.

Tare

2/3/19 8:06am

Well if the church wants educated members who can FUND those 1000

kotacoug

2/3/19 8:43am

Board name checks out.

gwalker

2/3/19 8:06am

The more people stay active the more $$ church makes

cougfanz

2/3/19 8:58am

Might be a bad idea for new married couples

mwcoug

2/3/19 7:44am

Here's a novel idea, get married after college when you can actually afford it

Kerbouchard

2/3/19 7:45am

Do you really think that's going to change?

mwcoug

2/3/19 7:47am

Of course not that would require logical, independent thinking

Kerbouchard

2/3/19 7:58am

Umm, your comment is the prevailing argument across society

2FarGone

2/3/19 8:33am

People are influenced by their specific cultures. Lds kids are influenced by

Jay Rick

2/3/19 9:17am

Does someone need a hug

TheAirForceCoug

2/3/19 12:39pm

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

gwalker

2/3/19 8:15am

Lots of bad opinions coming in hot. My wife and I could easily afford marriage when we got married in college

YIsForBrigham

2/3/19 8:16am

We got married, had a son, paid for college and no debt. Things were tight, but

Cougar8Duck

2/3/19 10:52am

RE: Here's a novel idea, get married after college when you can actually afford

kcca

2/3/19 8:47am

I don’t care if finances are tight

coolcats

2/3/19 8:55am

Why can’t young people afford marriage? If they live under their means. My wife

demon_llama

2/3/19 10:31am

What is there to afford that you don't need as a single?

Colorado

2/4/19 9:26pm

I did study abroad in China while married

JOPE

2/3/19 7:51am

One spouse probably has 2 telelearning classes...

Xenon

2/3/19 7:51am

I actually think your idea is an interesting one that should be studied, but

mwcoug

2/3/19 7:53am

I appreciate the feedback ...

Xenon

2/3/19 7:56am

I went to Japan with my wife for am internship.

Schultz is back

2/3/19 7:57am

I actually think this is a fabulous idea. Well done.

2018grad

2/3/19 7:46am

I think it's a great idea, if money and other resources were unlimited

Schultz is back

2/3/19 7:51am

Would those relationships be easier on a three year basis (or longer)

Xenon

2/3/19 8:08am

The long-term relationships are with the professors

Schultz is back

2/3/19 8:28am

That’s pathways minus the mini-campuses

PickleButton

2/3/19 8:03am

I see Pathways as more leading INTO university level....

Xenon

2/3/19 8:10am

Church keeps up their trajectory they’re going to have gazillions of dollars in

cougfanz

2/3/19 9:08am

If money grew on trees . . . The church already spends a ton on BYU. This kind

gwalker

2/3/19 8:06am

I don’t think people realize how much money the church already invests into BYU.

Bleedblue84

2/3/19 10:32am

If I were to do something like this, I wouldn’t use existing BYU profs. Use

Jay Rick

2/3/19 8:16am

Would students with jobs be able to spend a semester at a remote site?

SUAVO

2/3/19 9:22am

As a faculty member... I'd love it! The church won't do this for $$reasons

runnincoug

2/3/19 9:51am

Lots of ark steadiers in this thread

YIsForBrigham

2/3/19 9:57am

I love how people think they have better ideas than the brethren. BYU isn’t a

Bleedblue84

2/3/19 10:30am

I'll take "Unrealistic pipe-dreams" for $2,000,000,000 Alex

Dissenter

2/3/19 10:36am

Hey that's less than they spent on City Creek!

Shore10

2/3/19 10:52am

Cool idea, but to create something like that in perpetuity would be

Emmett Fitz-Hume

2/3/19 12:38pm

Interesting idea, better than the other "increase enrollment" posts.

Resurgens

2/3/19 2:15pm

I love it, but didn't the pathways program put an end to expansion discussions?

vagabonder

2/3/19 2:32pm

You lost me when you said BYU-Provo

andrewg3

2/3/19 9:53pm

If you want to help support students going abroad

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