Our reading this week, as always, was extremely informative. However, for this particular post, I'd like to focus on the reading entitled: "They Twain Shall Be One: Thoughts on Intimacy in Marriage," from the September 1986 Ensign.
The reading starts describing Barlow's experience as a missionary, when him and his companion were confronted by a Protestant minister on the Church's "attitude toward sexuality." After Barlow's new companion realized that Barlow didn't have an answer, the companion responded with: "Sir, we believe in it."
And we do.
We believe that sexuality should be between married man and woman - We believe that sexuality can be a form of joy in a marriage, and, just the same, we acknowledge that sexuality can be a "source of frustration and even contention" in a marriage (Barlow, 1). Barlow mentions how sexuality can become a source of contention in marriage because of inappropriate attitudes, mistaken ideas, incorrect perception triggered by the media, or interfering psychological problems.
The thing that I loved the most about this reading is that Barlow mentioned the importance of discussing intimacy with your partner. So often I have heard of Latter-day Saints, married or single, considering intimacy a "bad" topic to discuss --IT ISN'T! Talk about it! In fact, talk about it often! Your marriage will thank you. ;)
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