 A church lesson manual for adolescent boys, published in 1995 and in use until 2013, contains a 1976 quote from Spencer W. Kimball that says, "We recommend that people marry those who are of the same racial background generally, and of somewhat the same economic and social and educational background (some of those are not an absolute necessity, but preferred), and above all, the same religious background, without question".The LDS Church has stated that, "Latter-day prophets strongly discourage the piercing of the body except for medical purposes.If girls or women desire to have their ears pierced, they are encouraged to wear only one pair of modest earrings."