Understanding the Scriptures |Grievous (v. 1)||Difficult to
describe, painful to the soul| |Striving (v. 4)||Working,
struggling| |Tabernacle of clay (v. 6)||Mortal body|
|Abomination (vv. 9, 13, 15)||Serious wickedness, evil| |Civil
(v. 12)||Obedient, courteous| |Betwixt (v. 17)||Between|
|Depravity (v. 18)||Corruption| |Perversion (v. 19)||Evil,
corruption| |Grieve (v. 25)||Sorrow, mourn| Mormon 9:9—Why Is
the Law of Chastity So Important? Elder Richard G. Scott, a
member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, taught: “Sexual
immorality creates a barrier to the influence of the Holy Spirit
with all its uplifting, enlightening, and empowering
capabilities. It causes powerful physical and emotional
stimulation. In time, that creates an unquenchable appetite that
drives the offender to ever more serious sin. It engenders
selfishness and can produce aggressive acts such as brutality,
abortion, sexual abuse, and violent crime. Such stimulation can
lead to acts of homosexuality, and they are evil and absolutely
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