No one where I live care about swimsuits and the bodies inside them nor how many times someone's masturbates.
If the Bishops where you live do not care about modest dress and masturbation, they are not doing their jobs and taking seriously their sacred callings as Bishops, and should step aside for those who do take those callings, and the above longstanding and thoroughly articulated Church standards and aspect of the law of chastity respectively.
I would like to clarify that this type of questioning happened multiple times by multiple bishops and stake Pres counselors. It was not just the opinion of one man.
Joseph, you might be right about the SI swimsuit magazine. I have looked at only one in my whole life. It was in 6th grade when another boy brought it to class.
So, why did I tell the bishops and SP counselors I didn't have a porn problem if I did indeed look at swimsuits and Lands End catalogs? Because I hoped that somehow these images didn't count. I believed deep down I had a "porn problem" but wanted it to go away so I lied. Anyway, same old story... Never felt worthy and believed I wouldn't make it to heaven.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
That was used at least once and other times it was something just as vague.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
So might there be a line we may subconciously draw when looking upon our spouse's attractiveness - particularly after all the years of messed up pre-marital programming?
I imagine how this twisted up indoctrination can effect newly married kids wondering how "God" may permit them to discover and develop a healthy intimacy. As a former Mormon I'm drawing on my own personal experience here. There's no handbook of instructions on the subject, except for forklore passed down by our parents (if they dare!), the Young Adult ward bishop that approved your temple recommend, perhaps the feelings you might have felt when making out with a previous significant other, or maybe even that filthy magazine you stumbled upon as a young kid.
Adding Mormon garments to your bride's wardrobe on the day of your wedding didn't help either, did it? They now remind me of that pigeon turd that hits the windshield as you're driving your new car off the lot.
For a religion that was started by a guy who couldn't keep it in his pants, Mormonism sure is a puritanical mess, isn't it?
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
why me wrote: Ahhhhh.....no. But if your account is true, your bishop did. One bishop does not make a church. I know of bishops who would never ask such questions. What problem an exmember like you have is confusing your experiences with the LDS church in general. No one where I live care about swimsuits and the bodies inside them nor how many times someone's masturbates.
I think that some bishops may ask a general question about chasity but that is it.
Yea but you really are not a Mormon Mr. Light Cotton.