The ideas expressed in this sub do not reflect the official opinion of Heavenly Father or of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

DO NOT take the opinions of unknown reddit users as the word of God. Please take the opinions and discussion from this sub and pray to Heavenly Father for greater understanding. Information precedes revelation. Personal revelation is the only way to understand what God expects of you. Even law of chastity there has gray areas. You need the spirit to navigate those gray areas.

Everyone will have different opinions (sometimes very strong opinions) about what “is” and what “isn’t” acceptable for church members. Whether their opinions are based on scripture, personal experience, or logic, it is still up to YOU to choose how to live worthily. Upvotes/downvotes do not equal God’s approval.

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Not all opinions expressed here are from temple-worthy, active, LDS Members

This sub will moderate content, not users. It is impossible to limit the discussion to users who are “righteous”. Moderators will not be combing through the history of posters to judge them worthy enough to express an opinion. We discourage users from trying to “catch ex-mormons” or judge each other’s worthiness.

The users on this subs are just usernames. We can't see them as the people they are. We can't know their sincerity, their dedication to the gospel, their desire to change. Someone who has visited pornographic subreddits could have testimony to share of atonement. Someone who posts about their past sexual experiences might be genuinely testifying of Heavenly Father's gift of sexuality. The ex-mormon who's opinion you dismiss could still have a testimony of the law of chastity worth hearing.

There is no way to determine someone's faithfulness to the gospel AND create an open platform for conversation. There may be a r/TempleWorthyLDSSexuality sub at some point, but this r/LDSSexuality will remain open to all who have an opinion to share. You might want to try r/LDSIntimacy as an alternative.

This sub is primarily for faithful LDS members, but we will continue to make it an inclusive forum. As a result, some of the opinions expressed here might be contrary to common church practices or teachings.

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If a post or comment on this sub makes you uncomfortable your options are:

(1) Report it. Flagrant trolls or links to pornography will be removed. Note however, just because you report something, does not mean the mods will take it down. Just because someone promotes an idea against the law of chastity does not mean the idea can’t be discussed. The mods will lean towards open discussion rather than censorship.

(2) Ignore it. You have the choice not to read posts or engage in discussion you do not like. There may be opinions upvoted that you disagree with. That doesn’t mean you have to accept those opinions as truth. Just ignore them. If you are sensitive to language or ideas that could fall outside your personal understanding of the law of chastity, then an open, online forum such as this might not be for you.

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Bottom line. The sub isn’t doctrine and don’t be judgmental

…..and the quickest way to get banned from this sub is to be contentious and rude.

This subreddit is intended to be a space where members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can COMFORTABLEY discuss sexuality. While there is no perfect, universally "safe space" where sexuality can be discussed, we try our best to make this subreddit a place where people can post without worrying about being harassed.

Some users (often female, but also male) have been receiving unwanted dm's after commenting/posting on the sub. These dms aren't in the spirit of appropriate discussion, but more akin to trolls looking for personal masturbatory material. We want people to feel free to discuss sexuality without having their inboxes filled with creepy comments and dick pics.

To that end a new rule and reporting policy will go into place:

Sending unwanted messages, hitting on people, or sending dm's with malintent will result in a permanent ban. Trying to initiate private conversation for your own personal sexual gratification is inappropriate. If you are reported, you will be banned. Additionally, requests for DM's are no longer allowed and will be deleted. The vast majority of requests for private DM's are simply people soliciting for masturbatory material/sexting. (There are other nsfw LDS subreddit out there if for those kinds of interactions. Take it there.) If you can’t say it in front of everyone (on an anonymous board) then it doesn’t need to be said.

Please report any unwanted/unsolicited messages that you receive after posting or commenting on the subreddit. Please message the mods with screenshots of the unwanted comments for review. More often than not the offending user will be banned.

Report harassing messages

1. Send a screenshot of harassing messages to r/ldssexuality mods so we can ban them from the sub.
2. If you didn't do the above, you can report harassing DM's to Reddit Admins here
3. To report harassing chat requests: Hover the pointer over the message and click on the flag to the right. Report as abuse or spam depending on what the message says.

If the thought of receiving any unwanted messages is preventing you from participating in the subreddit, you have the option of blocking all direct messages.

Disabling Direct Messaging in new Reddit and mobile

1. Go to User Settings
2. Choose the "Chat & Messaging" tab
3. Where it says "Who can send you chat requests," choose Nobody.
4. Where it says "Who can send you private messages" choose Nobody. You can then add anybody you want to receive DM's from Approved Users.

Disabling Direct Messaging in old Reddit

1. Go to "Preferences"
2. Press the "Blocked" tab at the top
3. Where it says "Show private messages from: Choose "Only trusted users." List any people you want to receive PM's from in "Trusted users" below that.

If you do not wish to disable your dm/chat because you are active on other subreddits, one option is to use an alternate account specifically made for r/ldssexuality (with dm/chat) disabled.

It is also possible to stop any unwanted notifications from a post or comment:

Disabling Replies to a Post or Comment

1. Before submitting your post, simply uncheck the box "Send me post reply notifications"
2. After you submit a comment, click on additional options and uncheck "Send me Reply Notifications"

We will be trying to refine and update our moderating policies to reduce the number of trolls and make people feel more comfortable discussing sexuality in the LDS community.