The LDS Daily WOOL Home Page
(5/12/98)
''We believe in chastity before
marriage and total fidelity after marriage. That sums it
up. That is the way to happiness in living. That is the
way to satisfaction. It brings peace to the heart and
peace to the home.''—President Gordon B. Hinckley, This
Thing Was Not Done in a Corner, General
Conference, October 1996
(5/13/98)
"There are at least three dangers
that threaten the Church within, and the authorities need
to awaken to the fact that the people should be warned
unceasingly against them. As I see these, they are
flattery of prominent men in the world, false educational
ideas, and sexual impurity."—Joseph F. Smith, Gospel
Doctrine, p.312
(5/14/98)
"The primary reason for obedience
to all the laws of chastity is to keep the commandments
of God. Joseph understood that reason clearly when he
resisted the entreaties of Potiphar's predatory wife.
Joseph, who clearly noted his loyalty to his employer,
Potiphar, concluded, 'How then can I do this great
wickedness, and sin against God?' (Genesis 39:8-9.)
Joseph's obedience was an act of many-splendored
loyalty—to God, to himself, to his future family, to
Potiphar, and, yes, even to Potiphar's wife, who lacked
understanding."—Neal A. Maxwell, Notwithstanding
My Weakness, p.94-95
(5/15/98)
"Love is the highest attribute of
the human soul, and fidelity is love's noblest
offspring."—David O. McKay, Gospel
Ideals, p.489
(5/16/98)
"My precious young brothers, may
you understand that chastity is the source of virile
manhood, the crown of beautiful womanhood, the foundation
of a happy home, and the ultimate and perfect standard
underlying all spiritual progression."—Elder
Robert L. Backman, Ensign, Nov.
1989, page 40
(1/4/05)
"... a basic law in marriage is the law of chastity. Men and women
cannot defile the fountain of life and reap a fullness of joy. Happiness
and purity of heart and mind go hand in hand." - Milton R. Hunter,
"Thou
Shalt Not Commit Adultery," Ensign, June 1971, p. 42
6/17/09
“Obedience to the law
of chastity would diminish cries for abortion and would go a long way toward
controlling sexually transmitted disease. Total fidelity in marriage would
eliminate a major cause of divorce, with its consequent pain and sadness
inflicted especially upon innocent children.” - Joseph
B. Wirthlin, “Fruits of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ,” Ensign (CR),
November 1991, p. 15