WARNING: This post contains a topic of a sacred sexual nature and is intended for married couples only. Reader discretion is advised.
Continuing from part 2, below are more potential objections an LDS couple may encounter in regards to sex toys.
They’re a waste of money on nothing but frivolous
pleasure.
Did you know that the human female clitoris (a very large
forking nerve that travels around the vulva and extends to the anus) has no other purpose
than to provide sexual pleasure to the woman?[i]
If God designed and implanted such an organ within the body, then clearly
sexual pleasure has a purpose. Even if the Lord commands us to refrain from
sexual activity before marriage – within marriage, pleasure has its proper and
rightful place.[ii]
Sexual pleasure tends to facilitate personal connection
between spouses, and toys can help enhance this connection and create variety
for married couples who are interested in including them in intimate activities.
They’re shaped from other people’s sex organs, so it
feels like we’re bringing other people into our sex life.
There are some molded toys that are shaped to look and feel
very anatomically correct, but not all are made that way.
If you or your spouse are uncomfortable using realistic-looking
sex toys, you still have a wide selection to choose from. Many of the Christian
shops available online do not stock or sell sex toys that are anatomically correct or molded from a profane erotica actor.
[i]
Brotherson, Laura M. L.M.F.T, And They Were Not Ashamed (2004,43)
[ii]
“Our natural affections are planted in us by the Spirit of God, for a wise
purpose; and they are the very main-springs of life and happiness – they are the
cement of all virtuous and heavenly society – they are the essence of charity,
or love;…There is not a more pure and holy principle in existence than the
affection which glows in the bosom of a virtuous man for his companion;…The
fact is, God made man, male and female; he planted in their bosoms those affections
which are calculated to promote their happiness and union.” Pratt, Parley P., “The
Writings of Parley P. Pratt”, 52-53, as quoted in the Eternal Marriage Student
Handbook, pg. 139-140
