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The missionaries who taught me 8 months ago never once mentioned masturbation when they were teaching me. I went on for about 6 weeks not knowing I was doing any sin. It came up in a discussion with my Bishop when I was getting the priesthood, and that was when I found out! I have since sat in on many lessons with the missionaries, and whenever the law of chastity is taught, I make sure it gets included now. The guilt I felt initially was something I wouldn’t want anybody else to feel. Having been very sexually active with 3 people regularly before joining to church, masturbation was my ‘release’!
😳 😥 I think being a convert (and having had relationships that centered largely on sex) I now appreciate the law of chastity than most of my peers. I don’t want to rush into anything! Her dad is a convert too, and we’ve had this conversation in private. He says that she and I really click (and we do), and that we should not be putting off marriage in favor of what if’s.
Thanks for all the many replies to this post, they’ve opened my eyes a lot to what pressures members feel who grow up in the church. And the want to be sexual ASAP is something I can really appreciate.
Our Institute class is all about the restoration and there is a 2 hour block on Polygamy in a few weeks time. I can’t wait to take some of these answers to the group for discussion. The way I see it:
HF gave revelation to the prophet(s) that polygamy was okay/commanded.
[some time later]
HF gave new revelation to say it was forbidden.
Is there any need to complicate maters further. After all, remembering that God the Father knows
everything, do we really have to dig deep into doctrine and questions the prophets? Thanks for all of the replies! I definitely feel a little more anxious about the whole thing now. I don’t really have a link in the church. Nobody fellowshipped me, I have home teachers who’ve never been, and the guy I go home teaching with has 6 kids as is the EQP so is pretty busy whenever I see him, there’s never an opportunity to talk properly. So thanks to all of you here. 
