![]() No one, male or female, is to have sexual relations before marriage. We are to have sexual relations only with our spouse to whom we are legally married. This commandment is called the law of chastity. God has commanded us that only in marriage between a man and a woman are we to have sexual relations. The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have stated, “We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed” (“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” Ensign, Nov. We, like Adam and Eve, are to provide physical bodies for these spirit children. God wanted His spirit children to be born into families so they could be properly cared for and taught. However, their lives were to be governed by moral laws rather than by instinct. In the Garden of Eden, He brought Adam and Eve together in marriage and commanded them to multiply and replenish the earth (see Genesis 1:28). They were different from His other creations because they were His spirit children. Then He placed Adam and Eve on the earth. Reproduction was part of His plan so that all forms of life could continue to exist upon the earth. God commanded each living thing to reproduce after its own kind (see Genesis 1:22). Why should parents teach their children about procreation and chastity? How can they appropriately do this? As parents pray for guidance, the Lord will inspire them to teach children at the right time and in the right way. Little children come to earth pure and innocent from Heavenly Father. He expects us to use them within the bounds He has given us. Children should understand that these powers are good and were given to us by the Lord. They should correct the false ideas and vulgar language that children learn from others.īy the time children reach maturity, parents should have frankly discussed procreation with them. Parents should teach children to dress modestly. While answering these questions, parents can teach children the importance of respecting their bodies and the bodies of others. Parents need only give them the information they have asked for and can understand. It is not wise or necessary, however, to tell children everything at once. However, if parents answer questions so that children feel embarrassed, rejected, or dissatisfied, they will probably go to someone else with their questions and perhaps get incorrect ideas and improper attitudes. If parents answer all such questions immediately and clearly so children can understand, children will continue to take their questions to their parents. They want to know where babies come from. Talking to children frankly but reverently and using the correct names for the parts and functions of their bodies will help them grow up without unnecessary embarrassment about their bodies.Ĭhildren are naturally curious. Parents can begin teaching children to have proper attitudes toward their bodies when children are very young. Parents must also teach them the law of chastity, which is explained in this chapter. Our Church leaders have told us that parents are responsible to teach their children about procreation (the process of conceiving and bearing children). It is best to wait until children are old enough to understand sexual relations and procreation before teaching them these parts of the chapter. This chapter includes some parts that are beyond the maturity of young children.
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