Dating, attraction, and the law of chastity
The standard is high because what it protects is valuable, not because the feelings are shameful.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentGenesis 39:9
“How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
- New Testament1 Corinthians 6:19–20
“Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you?”
- Book of MormonAlma 39:5
“Know ye not, my son, that these things are an abomination in the sight of the Lord.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 121:45
“Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men … and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly.”
Where the Church has written about it
- For the Strength of YouthYour Body Is Sacred
- Gospel TopicsChastity
- General ConferenceTalks on chastity and dating
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