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The Lord’s law of chastity is that “the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife” (First Presidency). Chastity, often referred to by Latter-day Saints as moral cleanliness, involves abstaining from all sexual behaviors or relationships outside the bonds of marriage. President Joseph F. Smith taught: “Sexual union is lawful in wedlock, and if participated in with right intent is honorable and sanctifying. But without the bonds of marriage, sexual indulgence is a debasing sin, abominable in the sight of Deity.” The scriptures testify that chastity—sexual purity—is “most dear and precious above all things” (Moroni 9:9) and that God “delights in the chastity of women [and men]” (Jacob 2:28).— LDS Beliefs
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