This week was about sexual intimacy in marriage. I don’t have any experience with this as seeing
I’m not married but I did read somethings that might be helpful. In an article “Fulfilling the Sexual
Stewardship in Marriage” by Sean E. Brotherson he said, “Fidelity includes refraining from
physical contact—but that is not all. Fidelity also means complete commitment, trust, and
respect between husband and wife. Inappropriate interactions with another person can
erode fidelity. Fidelity in marriage”
I’m not married but I did read somethings that might be helpful. In an article “Fulfilling the Sexual
Stewardship in Marriage” by Sean E. Brotherson he said, “Fidelity includes refraining from
physical contact—but that is not all. Fidelity also means complete commitment, trust, and
respect between husband and wife. Inappropriate interactions with another person can
erode fidelity. Fidelity in marriage”
From the same article Brotherson said, “As Latter-day Saints, most of the dialogue that we
hear about sexual matters consists of two primary categories:
hear about sexual matters consists of two primary categories:
(1) The incessant chatter and noise of the world, Satan, and related sources that constantly
hype and sensationalize sexual intimacy with distorted images of sensuality and misplaced
or twisted values and expressions of sexuality.
hype and sensationalize sexual intimacy with distorted images of sensuality and misplaced
or twisted values and expressions of sexuality.
(2) The powerful and compelling warnings of prophetic leaders and caring Church
members who seek to steer us away from pornography, sexual exploitation, and
immorality in sexual matters.But there is a third part of the dialogue, seldom heard or
discussed, and yet it comprises perhaps the most important and powerful portion of our
understanding about sexual intimacy. It is the dialogue about the sanctity, power and emotional
depth of proper sexual intimacy in the companionship of a married husband and wife.
Too often we listen only to the first two strands of the dialogue, and if we listen long enough, we
members who seek to steer us away from pornography, sexual exploitation, and
immorality in sexual matters.But there is a third part of the dialogue, seldom heard or
discussed, and yet it comprises perhaps the most important and powerful portion of our
understanding about sexual intimacy. It is the dialogue about the sanctity, power and emotional
depth of proper sexual intimacy in the companionship of a married husband and wife.
Too often we listen only to the first two strands of the dialogue, and if we listen long enough, we
may come to believe that the only kind of discussion about sexuality that is warranted is
the dialogue about what Satan tempts us to do and what the Church teaches us not to do.
Such a dialogue, however important, is not a recipe for fully understanding and creating
sexual fulfillment as a married couple. Ignorance is the first enemy of sexual fulfillment
in marriage. In an unpublished manuscript on sexual fulfillment in marriage,
a friend of mine has written: ‘For some LDS couples, especially those where one or both struggle
with negative feelings about sex, doctrinal permission feels needed to even discuss or
study such things. It is okay to read about sex. It is okay to talk about sex.’ “
the dialogue about what Satan tempts us to do and what the Church teaches us not to do.
Such a dialogue, however important, is not a recipe for fully understanding and creating
sexual fulfillment as a married couple. Ignorance is the first enemy of sexual fulfillment
in marriage. In an unpublished manuscript on sexual fulfillment in marriage,
a friend of mine has written: ‘For some LDS couples, especially those where one or both struggle
with negative feelings about sex, doctrinal permission feels needed to even discuss or
study such things. It is okay to read about sex. It is okay to talk about sex.’ “
I believe this is an important part of being married. Couples need to seek to understand
and talk openly with each other to know this part of the Lord’s plan.
and talk openly with each other to know this part of the Lord’s plan.
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