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Date: April 02, 2019 11:22AM
At the request of posters Walter Prince and Eli in the "Russell Nelson as Mormon Moses" thread, I did some digging into what Mrs. Nelson has said on spiritual sex and found the following that was taken from a talk on marital intimacy that was given in 2017. The whole of that speech can be found at
https://www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/worldwide-devotionals/2017/01/love-and-marriage?lang=engFrom that talk comes the following quote about Truth #4:
"This leads to Truth #4: For true marital intimacy, the Holy Ghost needs to be involved. It is simply not possible to have the kind of intimate experiences
outside of marriage that you can have within because the Spirit will not be present.
Elder Parley P. Pratt taught that the Holy Ghost has the ability to increase, enlarge, expand, and purify “all the natural passions and affections.”
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Just imagine: He can purify your feelings! Therefore, anything that invites the Spirit into your life, and into the life of your spouse and your marriage,
will increase your ability to experience marital intimacy. It really is as simple, and as profound, as that!
On the other hand, anything that offends the Spirit will decrease your ability to be one with your spouse. Things such as anger, lust, unforgiveness, contention,
immorality, and unrepented sin will reduce your attempt for marital intimacy to be something that is nothing more than a sexual experience.
So, to recap: While worldly sex is under the influence of the world and the adversary and involves carnal, sensual, and devilish passions, God-ordained
marital intimacy is under the influence of the Spirit and involves Spirit-enhanced and purified passions. The truth is, the more pure you are, the more
marvelous your marital intimacy will be.
With worldly sex, anything goes. With marital intimacy, exquisite care is taken to avoid anything and everything—from language to music to movies—that
offends the Spirit, your spirit, or your spouse’s.
While worldly sex is lustful and kills love, marital intimacy generates more love.
Worldly sex degrades men and women and their bodies, while marital intimacy honors men and women and celebrates the body as one of the great prizes of
mortal life.
With worldly sex, individuals can feel used, abused, and ultimately more lonely. With marital intimacy, spouses feel more united and loved, more nurtured
and understood.
Worldly sex ravages and eventually ruins relationships. Marital intimacy strengthens marriages. It supports, heals, and hallows the lives of spouses and
their marriage.
Worldly sex has been likened to the toot of a flute, while marital intimacy has been likened to the grandeur of an entire orchestra.
Worldly sex becomes a total obsession because it never fulfills its promises. God-ordained marital intimacy is glorious and will continue eternally for
covenant-keeping husbands and wives.
In short, marital intimacy endorsed by the Spirit is blessed by the Lord and is sanctifying."
For a scholarly podcast challenging Mrs. Nelson's assertions about sexual behavior, see
https://www.athoughtfulfaith.org/the-truths-about-marital-intimacy-a-critique-of-wendy-nelsons-sex-talk-helfer-parker-and-de-azevedo-hanks/As a totally blind person who has never been married, who has had sexual relations with another person only once in his life, but who mastaurbates frequently, I am absolutely convinced that Mrs. Watson is wrong on all counts. She envisions a marriage bed where the pursuit of self-satisfaction and pleasure never comes into the equation, something that is very much outside the realm of what it really means to be human. Yes, you have to consider your partner's needs; but you should never downgrade or deny your own.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/03/2019 08:50AM by blindguy.