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Show f , 1 , :nes. Kirriball ,000 He , tr Speak on 'Love and Lust' Coattssed Iserser :, page 3 you did not love each other. Rather, you lusted for each other7 he told them. Preeidesst exe!ainessi that it young people do not understand, the fault is partly the leaders, "But, if we make the true way clear, then we are blameless- "Ob, if our youeg people could learn the basic- lesson to always keep good company, to never be found with those who tend to lower our standards. "We must repeat what we have said many threes: Poi ideation with all its big and little brothers and sisters was evil and wholly condemned by the Lord in Adam's day, in Moses day. in Paul's day and in our own day. The church has no tolerance for any kind of perversions. The Lord indicated His lack of tolerance, stating: 'For I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of ... 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'1:7, '. 713;:;!,t,ta;- , ,,5';';',:7i:', - ,,- - , , ,., , :!,,,..,.;.;,.;.-,-- Pres. and Sister Spencer W. Kimball and Pres. and Sister Wilbur Cox leave temple grounds alter firesido. in- can bring only disappointment, disgust and woolly rejection. ."Marriage is for time and eternity. - Fornication and all other deviations are for today; for the hour, for the 'now.' Marriage gives life. Fornication leads to death. "After creating man in His own image, male and female, God then Performed the holy marriage ceremony for eternity for His Adam and Eve. And in this beginning, He established a pattern of consistent sex life and propriety. In that first marriage, the Lord commanded these two beings, who were complementary to each other, to multiply by being fruitful and bringing children into the world. This command did not give, license to merely satisfy biological urges, for God followed it with the command, 'Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh (Genesis 2:24) "To cleave is to adhere closely; to cling: and the Lord gave as the purpose life - iroper ''''-4 ' z',: ',....,s, 4,.. '; and garment, faded, threadbare. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and His covenants and doctrines are immutable; and when the sun grows cold and the stars no longer shine, the law of chastity will still be basic in God's world and in the Lord's church. Old values are upheld by the church not because they are old, but rather because through the ages they have proved right. It will always be the rule," he explained. President Kimball warned against ,'adult on!,; movies, extreme dress that calls attention to sex, literature, open dormitories and careless dating habits. sea, ,!1Qutslde of marriage, WEEK ENDING JVLY 20, 1974 7 ""?CH 0 sex-orient- J.ck:P.4. :',' ,',.. ,,,::; - dulgence, they have permitted the body to dominate and have placed the spirit in chains. It is unthinkable that anyone could call this love,' President Kimball said. Ile went on to explain that there were two paths for the transgressor, to sear the conscience so that transgression may continue; the other remorse, repentance and eventual forgivenedes "That the church's stand on morality may be uaderstood, we declare firmly and uessterably it is not an outworn " ,,,,,,,..,-;,'''.''''J- - , ': ,! '',1 that. no emhich induces intimeeief 'and ' :.:,,:-- one could justify imenoralities'and call them love, . Recalling his conversation with the young couple in his office he said, "No, my boy ,. you were not eipressing love when you took her virtim. , To the girl he said ,'There was no real love In your heart when you robbed him of his chastity. It is lust that brought you together in this most serious of all praetices short of murder. one, really loves another, one would rather die for that person than injure him. At the hour of indulgence, pure' loVe is pushed out cue door while lust sneaks In the other. You have acceptes: tleietleirie which the devil is so eager to establish that sex relations are justified on the grounds that it is a 'pleasurable experience In itself and is 'beyond' moral- - considera- ' . tion. "When the unmarried yield to the lust so plain ,....,.. 7,,,.: Iti,:, . '.f:' -- ' allowance.' "Yet he loves the repentant one and forgives when adequate repentance is in evidence,' President Kimball said. Ile emPhasized that the scriptures are : ':: : ,.1-- thorny. But the Lord has promised that for all those Sins and errors outside of the named unpardonable sins, there is forgiveness. Many people mistmders- land the principle of repentance and have the misconception that the changing of a policy, the breaking of a habit or a few prayers can bounce them back in moments or hours the long distance that they have skidded over months and s ' possibly years." The president concluded, saying, "Love is holy but lust can be evil. Adultry and fornication are tools of , , Satan; homosexuality and other forms of perversion are from the lower world; petting and other physical intimaces are most destructive sins. Abortion is vicious and most divorces are inspired by selfishness. Our final words are those of the Prophet; 'Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord.' President and Sister :Kimball walked through the pines on the temple grounds to their car as the bilge kiahence sang the hymn. "God Be With You Till We ''". Meet Again." The fireside audience remained to see a special presentation' of the Mormon " : Miracle Pageant' ' ''' ' ' . , 77'4'; , p, wholesome." "To love is to give, not to take. Love is to serve; not to exploit. "What is love? Many people think of it as mere physical attraction and they casualty spztak of 'falling in love' and 'love at first sight.' True love is not wrapped in such flimsy material. One might become immediately attracted to another individual, but love is far more than physical attraction. It is deep, inclusive and comprehensive. Physical attraction is only one of the many elements, but there must be faith, confidence, understanding and partnership. There must be common ideals and standards. There must be great, devotion and compainonship. Love is cleanliness, and progress. sacrifice and selflessness. "This kind of love never tires nor wanes, but lives through sickness and sorrow, poverty and privation, accomplishment and disappointment, time and eternity. For the love to continue, there must be an increase constantly of confidence and understanding, of frequent and sincere expression and appreciation and affection," he said. I sesident Kimball went on to explain that a young man who protects his sweetheart, could be expressing true love, and that a young woman who conducts herself to be attractive spiritually,. mentally and physically could also he expressing true love. "It would be wholly improper to so completely condemn sex sins without explaining to those who may already have yielded to these temptations and have defiled themselves that 'there is eventual forgiveness, providing, of course, that there is commensurate repentance. The way of the transgressor is hard, and tough and long and - sto.;:rlier'':Firr ,,,, for their cleaving, the peopling of the earth. 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David ;A ,, a r 6it Members Work On Washingtor Temple's Crew tt, t r I 3 , d By PATRICK ROYIANCE Church News Correspondent '': WASHINGTON D.C. "Why Mormons Build Temples" tu become one of the most popular missi nary tracts in this area, with thousanr of inquiries about the majestic Wa shin. ton Temple coming to missionaries the region. To one group of young men, tt pamphlet has special meaning. The are members cf a construction creentirely composed of church member who are working at the temple site. Nearly 60 different - constructio crews have worked on the Washingto Temple, but the duties of the crew church members probably have bee, the most diverse. Landscaping, eon crete work; cleanup, general carpentr: and a rash of other jobs have kept th, ' men busy. Dave Colton, a young elder Iron Potomac, Md., is spending his seem( summer with the crew. He saysiworkini on the temple is different from any jot he has ever had. 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