Law of Chastity

 "Thinking celestial will also help you obey the law of chastity. Few things will complicate your life more quickly than violating this divine law. For those who have made covenants with God, immorality is one of the quickest ways to lose your testimony.

"Many of the adversary’s most relentless temptations involve violations of moral purity. The power to create life is the one privilege of godhood that Heavenly Father allows His mortal children to exercise. Thus, God set clear guidelines for the use of this living, divine power. Physical intimacy is only for a man and a woman who are married to each other.

"Much of the world does not believe this, but public opinion is not the arbiter of truth. The Lord has declared that no unchaste person will attain the celestial kingdom. So when you make decisions regarding morality, please think celestial. And if you have been unchaste, I plead with you to repent. Come unto Christ and receive His promise of complete forgiveness as you fully repent of your sins." 

"As you think celestial, your faith will increase.… Choosing to live a virtuous life in a sexualized, politicized world builds faith."  

– President Russell M. Nelson, "Think Celestial!",  October 2023 General Conference

It's fitting that President Nelson chose to remind us of the importance of the law of chastity in his talk.  We live in such a sexualized, amoral world that virtue is actually frowned upon rather than celebrated.

President Nelson said that few things will complicate life more than breaking the law of chastity.   The gravity of breaking the law of chastity is so diminished by society that is actually celebrated.  But remember, it is the sin second only to murder.   This is why Satan promotes unchastity as one of his greatest tools of misery.

Conversely, keeping the law of chastity, by living a virtuous life, simplifies life.  As President Nelson said, living a virtuous life builds faith.

I love the quote from President Nelson that said public opinion is not the arbiter of truth.

Despite what the world teaches in promoting promiscuity and perversions as bringing happiness and freedom, the opposite is true.  Breaking the law of chastity brings misery and bondage.

Truth is universal.  Changing laws and/or public opinion doesn't change truth.  Nor does it change God's laws which are true and unchanging.

I love President Nelson's gentle and loving invitation to repent and come unto Christ.  Repentance is a loving gift from our Savior.  

President Nelson said that procreation is the one privilege of godhood that Heavenly Father allows his mortal children to exercise.  Let us remember and cherish this sacred gift.  Not only will it simplify life, but living virtuously builds faith, increases self-esteem, brings happiness, and draws us closer to our Heavenly Father.

That's my two cents.