From over the wooden pulpit at many Mormon congregations and conferences, church leaders have spoken often about sex — and almost exclusively about chastity. Why not a little freedom? I can transgress now and repent later. You run the terrible risk of such spiritual, psychic damage that you may undermine both your longing for physical intimacy and your ability to give wholehearted devotion to a later, truer love. His point has been repeated by bishops and stake presidents and apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for decades. Then-apostle Joseph B. By contrast, perhaps surprisingly so, the doctrine there is encouraging and even body-positive. Leavitt uses the passage when teaching her two classes for newlyweds — maintaining marital relationships and healthy sexuality within marriage — at BYU, which is owned by the Utah-based faith.

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Am I the only one who isn't a mormon, and who isn't at all opposed to pre-marital sex who thinks this would actually be a really great way to cuddle? How is this not pre-marital sex? I also define it as penetration. This is exactly what soaking is.
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It was a follow up to my flurry of BYU stories yesterday. Here is the definition:. The amount of soaking needed in order to be an official dick soak is exactly proportionate to the time it would take a dirty dish to soak before being ready to scrub… or just before climax… whichever comes first. Am I the last person to learn about mormon dick soaking?! Dick Soaking is a religious act of intimacy that does not strip you of your innocence. Wait, what? The official dick soak rules state that if any thrusting, grinding, pumping, wiggling or rocking occur, it is sex. If she orgasms, sex.
For members of the church of Latter Day Saints LDS , sex before marriage is strictly forbidden, pornography is prohibited, and even thinking about sex is sinful. Kristen knows it well. She grew up in the Mormon capital of the country, and saw the heavy weight of sexual shame compel her friends and family to do some pretty strange things.