WEEK # 34

CHASTITY

"How glorious is he that lives the chaste life.  He walks unfearful in the full glare of the noonday sun, for he is without moral infirmity.  He can be reached by no shafts of base calumny, for his armor is without flaw.  His virtue cannot be challenged by any just accuser, for he lives above reproach.  His cheek is never blothed with shame, for he is without hidden sin.  He is honored and respected by all mankind, for he is beyond their censure.  He is loved by the Lord, for he stands without blemish.  The exaltations of eternities await his coming."  (Heber J. Grant,  J. Reuben Clark, David O. Mc Kay,  "The Message of the First Presidency to the Church,"  Improvement Era, Nov. 1942. p. 759).  

Questions and Activities

• What is the law of chastity?
• Why does the Lord ask us to be chaste?
• What are the blessings for obeying the law of chastity?
• What are the penalties for disobeying?
• What can you do in your life to make sure your thoughts, words, and actions will always be clean and pure?
• What long-term effects does chastity have on your family?  
• What blessings have you received from obeying the law of chastity?
• What examples of cleanliness and purity in those you know make you want to live the law of chastity?

Topical Guide

Adulterer, Adultery

Chastity, Chaste

Clean

Fornication

Lust

Modesty

Purity, Pure

Sensuality

Sexual Immorality

Virtue, Virtuous

Scriptures

Jacob 2:28

Alma 39:3-11

D&C 42:22-26

Genesis 39:1-12

Leviticus 18:22-24

Matthew 5:27-28

Galatians 5:16-19

Articles of Faith 1:13

Bible Dictionary

Adultery

Other Sources

Gospel Principles, chapter 39