In Mormonism, sealings are temple ordinances that bind family relationships together for eternity. The most important is the sealing of a husband and wife in “eternal marriage,” believed to continue after death. Children born to or later sealed to these parents become part of an “eternal family.” Sealings are performed only by priesthood authority in LDS temples and are considered essential for exaltation(True to the Faith, p. 157).
Latter-day Saints also perform proxy sealings for the dead, believing that those who accept the LDS gospel in the spirit world can choose to have these ordinances applied to them. This reflects the belief that God’s plan allows family bonds and saving covenants to continue beyond mortality.
Biblical Christianity teaches that marriage is a sacred but temporary covenant for this life (Matthew 22:30). Eternal life is not grounded in family relationships or temple ordinances, but in being united to Christ through faith. The Bible presents eternity as life with God through Jesus alone, not the continuation of earthly relationships.
