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39High Standards of Dating
Not 5 Minutes
―When you are old enough, you ought to start dating. It is good for young men
―In a dating and courtship relationship, I
and young women to learn to know and to appreciate one another. It is good for you to
would not have you spend five minutes
go to games and dances and picnics, to do all of the young things. We encourage our
young people to date. We encourage you to set high standards of dating.
with someone who belittles you, who is
constantly critical of you, who is cruel at
―When are you old enough? Maturity may vary from individual to individual,
but we are convinced that dating should not even begin until you are 16. And then, ideal
your expense and may even call it
dating is on a group basis. Stay in group activities; don’t pair off. Avoid steady dating.
humor.‖
Steady dating is courtship, and surely the beginning of courtship ought to be delayed
(Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, ―How Do I Love
until you have emerged from your teens.‖ (President Boyd K. Packer, ―You’re in the
Thee?,‖ New Era, Oct 2003, 6)
Driver’s Seat,‖ New Era, June 2004, 8)
Steady Dating
―The Lord has made us attractive
one to another for a great
purpose. But this very attraction
becomes as a powder keg
unless it is kept under control. It is beautiful when handled in the
Kissing
right way. It is deadly if it gets out of hand.
―It is for this reason that the Church counsels against early dating.
―Kissing has… degenerated to
This rule is not designed to hurt you in any way. It is designed to
develop and express lust instead
help you, and it will do so if you will observe it.
of affection, honor, and
admiration. To kiss in casual
―Steady dating at an early age leads so often to tragedy. Studies
dating is asking for trouble.
have shown that the longer a boy and girl date one another, the
more likely they are to get into trouble.
What do kisses mean when given
out like pretzels and robbed of
―It is better, my friends, to date a variety of companions until you
sacredness.‖ (President
are ready to marry. Have a wonderful time, but stay away from
Spencer W. Kimball, Teachings,
familiarity. Keep your hands to yourself. It may not be easy, but it
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is possible. .
(President Gordon B. Hinckley, New Era, Jan 2001, 13)
Guard Rails
―How foolish is the youth who feels that the Church is a fence around love to keep him out. Oh, youth, if
you could know! The requirements of the Church are the highway to love and to happiness, with guardrails
securely in place, with guideposts plainly marked, and with help along the way.
―How unfortunate to resent counsel and restraint. How fortunate are you who follow the standards of
the Church, even if just from sheer obedience or habit. You will find a rapture and a joy fulfilled.‖
(President
Boyd K. Packer, New Era, June 2004, 6)
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