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Teachings on sexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is deeply rooted in its doctrine. [1] In its standards for sexual behavior called the law of chastity, top LDS leaders bar all premarital sex, [2] [3] all homosexual sexual activity, [4] the viewing of pornography, [5] [6] [7] masturbation, [8] [7] [9] overtly sexual kissing, [10]: 194 sexual dancing, and ...
The Book of Mormon is a foundational sacred book for the church; the terms "Mormon" and "Mormonism" come from the book itself. The LDS Church teaches that the Angel Moroni told Smith about golden plates containing the record, guided him to find them buried in the Hill Cumorah, and provided him the means of translating them from Reformed Egyptian.
ComeUntoChrist.org, formerly known as Mormon.org, is a religious website maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) that serves as a visitor site for people not of the faith. Mormon.org was changed to ComeUntoChrist.org in 2019.
Tom Clark grew up in a Mormon family, and from a young age, he was taught that homosexuals were "destined for hell." Although he didn't know what the term "gay" meant yet, his mother taught him ...
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt is breaking down her decision to exit the #MomTok group chat. “There were scenes that were taken out — more scenes of us as a group ...
Based on the surveys of LDS students and married women spanning 1950 to 1995 along with a 2001 survey of 55 active LDS individuals, the summary in Mallan and Bullough's 2005 review stated the data indicate "a majority of Mormon Church member’s attitudes and behavior are at odds with the modern church policy of [masturbation] abstinence."
LGBT Mormon suicides and experiences with suicidal ideation have received media coverage. [263] [264] [265] In January 2016 the LDS Church mourned over reported suicides of LGBT Mormons and stated that leaders and members are taught to "reach out in an active, caring way to all, especially to youth who feel estranged or isolated."
Although there are no official numbers for how many members of the LDS Church identify as gay or lesbian, there have been several estimates. Large surveys of over 7,000 students at the church's largest school Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2020 and 2017 found that over 13% had marked their sexual orientation as something other than "strictly heterosexual", while the other survey showed that ...