LDS WHY

Maybe you’ve seen a scene like this…it’s mutual night and pizza is being served. Young men start to swarm until somebody says, “Ladies first!”

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For many teenagers this is one of the toughest commandments to keep. “I only like one girl,” a young man says. “Why should I spend my time (and money) taking other girls out on dates?

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We’ve had a lot of people ask questions about dating. An important dating key is this—high school (or junior high) is not the time develop a serious relationship with a member of the opposite gender—regardless of their church membership. (see Why shouldn’t I steady date in high school?).

When we consider the question of dating people who are not members of the church there are perhaps two important considerations. First is that For the Strength of Youth says, “Date only those who have high standards and in whose company you can maintain your standards” (p. 24). So it is important to make sure that regardless of church membership the people you go on dates with have high standards.

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In researching some of the reason why we shouldn’t date until we are 16 years old, I came across an interesting blog post. Some asked why Mormons can’t date until they are 16. The frustrated teenager wrote, “There aren’t any real reasons why! They just want to control us!”

Do you really think that Church leaders sit around asking, “What can we do to really bug the youth”

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