Are Mormons allowed to use sex toys?
by 
Joel Pratt
ANSWERS: 6
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Short answer: sure. Are Mormons allowed to walk to the park on Sunday? Are Mormons allowed to listen to rock music? Sure. It's up to the people that this affects. In the LDS religion, it is a commandment to only be intimate with your spouse, and not to engage in premarital sexual relations. In my opinion, I don't believe that our Heavenly Father would prohibit us from enjoying our spouse in the carnal flesh. We should not do anything that would make us unworthy to enter into the temple (not committing adultery, via sex parties), but I believe what is done in the bedroom, provided that it is for the gratification of the other, is right and acceptable. Then the arguement goes: "Would you do that if Jesus was watching?" I would have a hard time kissing my spouce if Jesus was watching, much less make love, much much less use sex toys. Personal preference, if you feel its acceptable then do it. If you have a question, ask your bishop. If you are afraid to ask because of the answer, then pray about it. If you're afraid to pray about it, then you have your answer: no. My answer: I sure hope so and, yes.
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No!!! You will never be asked if you do, but you are not supposed to. The church has a policy of not asking you about specific sexual practices and leaves the guilt or shame of such acts, if you engage in them, as something you need to work out with the Lord. It all falls under the concept of unnatural and impure acts. They do counsel you not to go to the temple if you do though...
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If they want to - the sex lives of married couples are their own responsibility. This is assuming everything is voluntary, no abuse or coercion, etc. One partner using sex as a weapon in a relationship is not healthy.
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There's a great punchline here . . . somewhere . . . just waiting to bust loose!
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Since we have no reliable information on what is impure and unnatural, there's a lot of leeway here. What is comfortable for both husband and wife and does not cheapen the marriage relationship would seem to be fine. A marriage class at BYU many years ago said "as long as things wound up in the right place," there wasn't much that was off limits. You're left to your own determination of what's the right place, but I think most people can figure that one out on their own. There's a thriving sex toy business in Utah, btw.
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Dude... they're not allowed to drink coffee because caffeine is a stimulant... what do YOU think?
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