AboutHannah Expertise I can answer questions concerning standard doctrines, scriptures, curiousities, Mormon culture and society. I will not respond to debates. I'm sorry, but there are some things that I simply will not answer, not because I don't want to, but there are some things that the LDS people do not discuss casually--it's only talked about within the temple. Though I am a member, I do not believe that anyone could convert anyone to a religion over something as impersonal as the internet. So I won't even try to.
Experience I have been a member of the LDS church for 8 years. Though I'm still a young person, I can answer most things about the church.
Question What is the Mormon position on birth control? I know you guys are generally opposed to it, but are there ever exceptions where contraception may be acceptable?
Answer Since I'm not a spokesperson for the church, I'll use the Church's official standpoint on it, in the church publication, "True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference."
"When married couples are physically able, they have the privilege of providing mortal bodies for Heavenly Father's spirit children. They play a part in the great plan of happiness, which permits God's children to receive physical bodies and experience mortality.
If you are married, you and your spouse should discuss your sacred responsibility to bring children into the world and nurture them in righteousness. As you do so, consider the sanctity and meaning of life. Ponder the joy that comes when children are in the home. Consider the eternal blessings that come from having a good posterity. With a testimony of these principles, you and your spouse will be prepared to prayerfully decide how many children to have and when to have them. Such decisions are between the two of you and the Lord.
As you discuss this sacred matter, remember that sexual relations within marriager are divinely approved. While one purpose of these relations is to provide physical bodies for God's children, another purpose is to express love for one another-- to bind husband and wife together in loyalty, fidelity, consideration and common purpose."
There's your answer. Anymore specific questions, (there's an entry on abortion in this book for example), just ask.
