truth dancer wrote:Hi Harmony,
the thing is, he's right about the coitus, but wrong about the cooking and cleaning. We covenant to have sex with only our partner, but we don't covenant to cook or clean.
Are you talking about the "receiving", "accepting" idea in the sealing ceremony?
No, I was thinking of the Law of Chastity part of the endowment.
Yeah, I had a conversation with a stk. pres. coun. about this once. He agreed with Gaz, sex is a duty for women.
The Law of Chastity only states that one spouse will have sex with only the other spouse, not that either is a duty. I'm pretty sure my hubby has never figured out that sex is a duty. I'd know if he'd come up with that little gem.
SICK.
Ever read about sex in the aristocracy of Victorian England?
I can't think of anything that would destroy the pleasure of sex more than to think it was a duty. Seriously, it turns sex into, well something along the lines of cleaning toilets. ICK. No fun at all. In fact it, to me approaches rape in the sense a woman is being sexually used. Don't like the idea.
Not all women view sex the same way you do, TD. For some women, it's a chore, a pain, certainly not fun. Remember the thread I started about the lousy skills of LDS men of my ward, based on the comments made by their wives? The problem may stem from the man's lack of skill, but it's also possible that the women simply aren't interested.
To me, the fact that some LDS men take LDS teachings as does Gaz, (and others who believe similarly), demonstrates that there is a problem with either the teachings or the way the church is teaching. Thankfully every guy doesn't agree with Gaz, still he is not alone in his interpretations.
It's only a problem if the majority of men think that way. And I don't think they do. Jason is a prime example of a LDS man who doesn't think that way.
The brethren, in my opinion need to realize there some men like Gaz (and my former BIL and a bunch of guys on the MAD board...smile), who are fanatical or extremists and need to be taught in a way that doesn't lead to such ideas.
The Brethren teach men to respect their wives at least twice a year in conference and virtually every Sunday in quorum meetings. (I can't believe I'm defending the Brethren... someone check the news... has Armageddon started today?) It's extremists like Gaz that aren't listening, not that the Brethren aren't trying to teach correct principles.
I can't even find a smidgeon of pity for his wife though; if she hasn't set him straight by now, she never will.
Perhaps she also believes it is her duty to clean, cook, and be used for sex. I feel sorry for any woman who thinks this way. Reminds me of the FLDS girls and women.
Of course, it's entirely possible that Gaz was just fantasizing, and his wife has him firmly in control.
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
