For years many have observed the notion that there are a number of distinctive differences in the mateselection process of Latterday Saints LDS and other North Americans. Because of the strongly held values espoused by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in regard to marriage within the larger picture of American cultural patterns there are many Mormon subcultural differences. Unique LDS culture patterns have been found to be an expression of a young adult LDS Church members paradigms of lifes meanings. This book combines cutting edge scholarly research with items of popular interest analyzing and summarizing data and research already collected. Making commitments is vital to LDS life and affects the mateselection process. Parental attitudes values and interpretations of accepted codes within the Church have developed into traditions that constitute a complex Mormon lore. Therefore the books approach is a detailed comprehensive report of the authors research that uniquely incorporates folklore data.