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Eternal Family
REL 200C
Case Study #4
Step 1:
Review the following talks from the Unit 4 required readings and answer the questions below.
Talks:
Personal Purity
– Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Love and Marriage
– Sister Wendy Watson Nelson
Making the Right Decisions
– Elder Richard G. Scott
Questions:
1.
Briefly define each in Elder Holland’s conception:
Soul
The body is an essential part of the soul. Symbol
Physical intimacy is not only a symbolic union between a husband and wife-
the very uniting of their souls- but it is also symbolic of a shared relationship
between them and their Father in Heaven. Sacrament
Under the most serious and sacred of restrictions. The only control placed on
us is self-control- self-control born of respect for the divine sacramental power this gift represents. 2.
Which of these three aspects speaks clearest to you about the why
of the sacred powers of procreation? How could it help you navigate temptation more faithfully? (at least a paragraph)
I feel like “symbol” stands out most to me. I feel like when husband and wife have children together it creates a stronger bond and also creates a symbolic union. I feel like this would help
navigate temptation for me because if there is someone I don’t want to marry for whatever certain reasons why would I want to have children with him. If there are reasons for not getting
married those reasons should also be top priority for not having children together. 3.
Which of Elder Holland’s three “whys” above (soul, symbol, sacrament) fit best with each of the 4 “truths” from Sister Nelson? (Provide at least 1 quote
from Elder Holland and Sister Nelson for
each.) Truths come by the Holy Ghost.
What is there in all of this that prompts Alma to warn his son Corianton that
sexual transgression is “an abomination in the sight of the Lord; yea, most abominable above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood or denying the Holy Ghost?” -Elder Holland
Truths about love and marriage are brought to you by the Holy Ghost from our Heavenly Father. He decreed marriage to be an irreplaceable component of His plan of happiness.
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The Spirit is the messenger of these truths. I urge you to seek to understand them. -Sister Nelson
Personal purity is key to intimacy. On your wedding day the very best gift you can give your eternal companion is your very best self—clean and pure and worthy of such purity
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in return. -Elder Holland
Personal purity is the key to true love. The more pure your thoughts and feelings, your words and actions, the greater your capacity to give and receive true love. -Sister Nelson
Heavenly Father wants you to experience the sacred powers with your spouse. This is a union of such completeness that we use the word
seal
to convey its eternal promise. The Prophet Joseph Smith once said we perhaps could render such a sacred bond as being “welded”
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one to another. -Elder Holland
My dear brothers and sisters, marital intimacy is sacred. In fact, a husband and wife can be drawn
closer
to God when joined in true marital intimacy. -
Sister Nelson
For true marital intimacy, we need Spirit-enhanced and purified passions (Holy Ghost). One of the “plain and precious” truths restored in this dispensation is that “the spirit and the body are the soul of man”
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and that when the spirit and body are separated, men and women “cannot receive a fulness of joy.” -
Elder Holland
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. -Sister Nelson
Step 2:
1.
How do you observe the adversary and worldly forces working to minimize these divine truths? Articulate at least
two common arguments
that minimize
the divine nature of the sacred powers of procreation, then
provide counterarguments
for each (include at least one quote
from the readings in support).
Argument
Counterargument
We should be able to be intimate with anyone, we shouldn’t have to be married. “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
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and their bodies, while marital intimacy honors men and women and celebrates the body as one of the great
prizes of mortal life.” -Sister Nelson
If I am not happy in a marriage how can I be happier? “
My dear brothers and sisters, whom we love, if you will intentionally implement these four truths, I am confident that you can build a happy marriage that will sustain and comfort you
forever.
A marriage that will allow you to be more than you could
ever be
on your own.” -Sister Nelson
2.
Study each scripture listed below for insights about sacred powers. Explain (a) what it says, and (b) what it means to you. Hebrews 13:4
What it says
What it means to you
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulteres God will judge. I feel like this is just saying that marriage is good and being intimate outside of marriage is
bad. And God know everyone makes mistakes
but this is a pretty big mistake and if it happens you will need to repent or you will judged for it in heaven. 1 Corinthians 7:4
What it says
What it means to you
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also
the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. It takes 2 people for intimacy, so I feel like this is saying be aware of your actions and how it is making the other person feel weather
that be good or bad. Alma 38:12
What it says
What it means to you
Use boldness, but not over-bearance; and also see that ye bridle all your passions, that ye may be filled with love; see that ye refrain from idleness. It means being able to control emotions and desires, especially topics people feel sensitive about. Step 3:
Complete the following activity by reading the scenario and providing the information requested.
Scenario:
During a recent class, a fellow student raised this question: “With all the stuff out there in the world about sexuality, ranging from sex therapy to pornography of all kinds, what does the Lord, His prophets, and His Church teach us about how to righteously participate in the sacred powers?”
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Questions:
1.
Review the “Statements on Intimacy” (Readings for Unit 4) and the talks above and provide 3 statements from the prophets/leaders
that give direction on what the godly
exercise of the sacred powers looks like. (Give the reference for each statement, e.g., “Edler Holland, October 2022 General Conference.”) 1.
You and I have been given something of that godliness,
but under
the most serious and sacred of restrictions. The only control placed on us is self-control—
self-control born of respect for the divine sacramental power this gift represents. – Elder Holland
2.
Marital intimacy is ordained by God. It is commanded and commended by Him because it draws a husband and wife closer together and closer to the Lord! -Sister Nelson
3.
While the world has other standards, you must stay morally clean. There are many reasons. Chief among them is that it is a commandment of God, the violation of which He considers to be serious sin that will bring great suffering. -Elder Scott
2.
Explain the divine purpose or objective within God’s plan of happiness for the sacred powers of procreation. Include at least one scripture and one prophet’s statement in your answer. I feel like the most important reason as Elder Richard G. Scot states is, “You must stay morally
clean. There are many reasons. Chief among them is that it is a commandment of God.” I know
it is frustrating sometime but we have to be patient and have self control. Sometimes I have to tell myself this, that it is ok to just be me right now, I don’t have to have a boyfriend like everyone else. I can be me, and when the time is right I will find a guy to be married to for eternity. If we keep doing our best, when the time is right we will be rewarded.