Darkpaw1

Is it a sin to get a curcumcision? I ask because I know it is a sin to alter your body, because our body is a temple. As such, doing things like getting tattoos or any form of permanently altering our body is a sin. Small things like dying yoour hair is ok, and even fake tattos, but permanent things that leave a mark like peircings is a not allowed. Well circumcision does leave a mark in a sense as well. The peice of forskin removed from the penis is not a drastic change but it is still an altered change that permanently effects the body. Jesus has dne away with the old laws of circumcision being required but at the same time does it now become a sin to do so? I mean, yes the change is seemingly good and appearence wise is appealing for our spouse but overall isn't doing such a thing a sin, as now there is no good to come of it except physical attraction, and even then that doesn't warrant altering ones body. I just wished to know because I wouldn't want to do this to my son and have him live with the rest of his life because of my mistake, not that it would be so tragic or anything, just wanna advoid it if possible. If circumcision is not a sin I will go through with it when and if I have a son as even if the benefit is mostly for a means he will only use once he is married its still a benefit unto him. Nonetheless, is circumsion a sin in the church or is it ok?

Agreed dude. I think I'll stop

Thats a bit rash dont you think? To declare Japanese citizens as anti-immigrant is pretty hypocritical. I mean if they are probably a bit dgy toward Americans but so are the French and you dont see people dislike going there. I inend to teach there of possible one day too so I don't think not vising Japan is an option.

Thanks that brings me a lot of comfort. Just find Asian/ Japanese really cute and was worried if googling up a picture or video of the average Japanese girl was bad or not. Your quote though makes me wonder something else though. Is it a sin to meet people through the internet? Because as you know I have the intention of visiting and ultimately living in Japan one day and I thought it might be nice to chat with some other LDS from Japan. It would also help me edge up on my Japanese too. Though naturally, I might come across meeting a nice girl from Japan. I beleive the prophets discourage internet dating, not that I think kindly of it either; but I want to know if it's ok to date over the internet in this situation. Like I have no intention of going on a LDS dating site or anything but if I was to meet a nice girl from Japan and after several months or so we grow close, would it be bad for us to like wanna date. Like, obviously it probably wouldn't be serious (then again I never even done so much as a long distance relationship) but would it be bad to say like if somone asks me if I hav been dating lately and I say " well I found this nice girl I skype with, we never met and she lives in Japan, but I do plan to meet her soon one day", would that be bad? Its just i think the prophets discourage online dating. But what if a relationship happens just from meeting them online, not in a dating site but just from a friendly site that helps you meet other YSA members from other countries? I would hate to start getting to know somone overseas then have a church leader tell me that it isn't healthy for me to date somone overseas without having the intention of meeting them frequently (I do intend to go to Japan, just won't be for 2-4 years). What is the church's veiw on internet dating? What is their veiw on somewhat unintentinally dating, like not going on a dating site but just happening to meet somone nice over the internet and dating eventually, can I date them or do I have to decline until I am able to at least meet them once? And is there a site where young LDS members can just hang and chat with people from other countries? I think it'd be pretty cool to find out how they celebrated their Chinese New Yeear's in Japan (yesterday).

Hello, I am a young adult learning Japanese. naturally, I do hope one day to move to Japan. I enjoy their culture and since I am a fan of anime/manga, naturally I'd want to move to Tokyo. Well in my time learning Japanese I have grown fond of Asian and Japanese woman. Not in any perverse way but basically I find them to eb really cute. And personally, out of all the races I would be estatic if one day I'd be lucky enough to meet such a young lady (I actually know a couple). In all honesty, I would find it nice to date an Asian woman, even more if I was to date one from Asia or Japan itself. Not to say I have a single eye for Asian/Japanese girls but like the title suggest I admire their beauty. I really think Japanese girls are cute. As such, I would google or youtube a picture of a Japanese girl, then sigh, and wish I was in Japan rofl. Of course, the pictures aren't anything perverted or anything; generally what I try to find is somethign like the average Japanese college student or some people just hanging out, or something. what worries me is I wonder if it is a sin to admire them this way, or basically is it a sin to google up pictures of pretty girls this way? Additionally, I dont have a girlfriend or anything though I am seeing this one girl. Its not serious, heck we're not even dating or anything, but we have hung out a few times. I like her and I think she likes me but as far as either of us knowing anything is null. I know wellll enough it wouldn't be well for me to desire to date other girls if I was dating somone, but sicne I am not dating somone is it ok to wish to date a girls from other countries like Asia or Japan?

It really is quite perplexing isn't it. I dont know what to thinka ctually. If a pre op male was to seek dating another member who do they date a male or female? If they date a male it is gay since the genitalia is the same and if they date a woman then the body is the same, only benefit to the woman is that the pre op can get the woman pregnant thus naturally being able to have children. But this is all assuming that transgenders can date, and who they can date depending if its based on their outer appearence or their actual sex. Then it is the story of your hermaphrodite friend. She was brung into the world without a choice so I can see why her desicion to choose who to marry and such was made: but if she still had both her genitialia intect it wouldv'e been quite difficult, because he wouldv'e been both sexes at the same time. Sp who would a hermaphrodite seek to marry a male or female, perhaps neither? Only answerable logic to this would be for the transgender to only date other transgenders opposite of their medical sex as then the complexity kindv'e cancels out, and thats very unfair and not to mention descriminating toward transgenders. I understand now why this si so complex. I know it is a very tough issue but the adversary seeks to seperate men by confusion of whats right and wrong, especially when it coms to sexual identity, which is why today we have so many confsed men and women who decide to be gay. I wish the church would make a direct staement to transgenders in the church because right now, though there is few, transgenders are in a grey area.

It's natural to be attracted to the opposite sex. God created us that way. As long as we don't make those thoughts lustful then your fine.after all, there is a big difference between seeing a beautiful woma and seeing an sexy woman. Just when your in the presence of one of these nude models, don't thinly so hard about the sexual features of her body, ratherfocus on her body as a whole; how her hair flows long over her shoulders, or how her waste and pelvis makes an awkward triangle shape as that pose she's in. If you get aroused its ok, that means your body is functioning properly. Just try to resist lustful thoughts. Like its ok to think het body looks nice, even if its something intimate, its your job snd you're trained for it. Just don't allow yourself to turn that thought into a lustful one, and wonder about touching, seeing, etc things that is clearly not good. I recommend just silently singing a hymn. It will definitely help keep your mind clean. If your still unsure, just pray, ask of God for your answer concerning what you must do.

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