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Dear
Gramps, How do you explain to a family member that is new in the church
about porno, masturbation, oral sex, and all the things we have been
cautioned about and told by the Lord is a sin? The person I know has talked
with a doctor who has said that if it enhances sex it is ok. Where can I
find a really good talk about it from the church to show them? I am very
troubled by the fact that it is going on. Elaine |
Dear
Elaine,
If
the family member in question is also a member of the Church I doubt that you
could tell them very much that they don’t already know. Such immoral
activities are not nearly as much a matter of ignorance as they are of a
lecherous spirit. It seems to me that very best approach that you might take in
a situation like this is to convince the family member to consult with his or
her bishop. The bishop will be a sympathetic listener and is committed to the
best welfare of the member. Also the bishop is in a unique position to receive
guidance and inspiration from the Lord in counseling and blessing the members of
his ward.
To
go to a doctor for advise on moral issues is like going to a biologist for
advice on a question of psychology. Any doctor who gives such advice as you have
receive is looking at the person as a piece of protoplasm devoid of moral
considerations, and is promoting the philosophy of the Adversary in trying to
subject the things of the spirit to the whims of the flesh.
Gramps