Learning about sexual intimacy in marriage can seem
uncomfortable and for many it is. We have reached a time in this world where
some parents rely on schools to teach their children the importance of chastity
and sexual purity. Children need to learn about sex with an open mind. Sex
isn’t meant to be seen as a fun activity between two random people. God
intended it to be an expression of love for you and your spouse to bring you
together and make you one. But the world’s view of sex has been so skewed and messed
with to the point of degrading it. Sex is such a casual thing in today’s world,
but that is so far from the truth of the meaning of sex and love between a
husband and wife. Elder Richard G. Scott said:
“Within the enduring covenant of marriage, the Lord permits
husband and wife the expression of the sacred procreative powers in all their
loveliness and beauty within the bounds He has set. One purpose of this
private, sacred, intimate experience is to provide the physical bodies for the
spirits Father in Heaven wants to experience mortality. Another reason for
these powerful and beautiful feelings of love is to bind husband and wife
together in loyalty, fidelity, considerations of each other, and common
purpose.”
The expression of love in a marriage is crucial to the
development and evolvement of the relationship. Sexual intimacy’s main purpose
is for procreation and bringing children into a home where that can be
nourished and grow in a safe environment. Understanding this principle is
critical to creating and maintaining a healthy relationship with your spouse. President
Spencer W. Kimball stated:
“Sex is for procreation and expression of love. It is
the destiny of men and women to join together to make eternal family units. In
the context of lawful marriage, the intimacy of sexual relations is right and
divinely approved. There is nothing unholy or degrading about sexuality in
itself, for by that means men and women join in a process of creation and in an
expression of love.”
How has this changed your perception and view on sexual
intimacy in marriage and in the world?
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