Do you have to remain celibate in the Mormon priesthood?

Question

My brother is interested in getting a Mormon Priesthood but he is not sure if you have to remain celibate. For the Catholic one you have to. Also, my family are university teachers so I was wondering how difficult it would be for him to upgrade to a bishopricry?

Answer 1

No one who is married has to remain celibate when they are a Mormon

Answer 2

The mormon priesthood is very different then the catholic one. After a certain age most active mormon men hold the priesthood, and are also expected to get married and start a family.

Answer 3

To recieve the Priesthood you first need to be baptised and be at least 12. (sounds like your brother is already 12, just htought I'd add that in.) We, as Latter Day Saints, believe that one needs to abstain from a sexual relationship until marriage, but to the extent of "celibrate" no. There is no specific way, or time to "upgrade" to being a member of the Bishopric. If the Lord calls you there and you accept, you are. If he doesn't then you aren't. It's not a matter of "upgradeing" Each calling is as the same importance of the other.

Answer 4

Dr Sanjeev;

I have examined your many questions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ("Mormons" as you call them), and also the answers you have given to questions others have asked about "the Church".

In both cases you have shown yourself to be incredibly ignorant about the facts. You border on being a racist and a bigot. Worse yet you indicated that you also spew your ignorance to the students you teach. How unconscionable!

Kindly educate yourself about the TRUE facts before you embarrass yourself any further.

PS: For the benefit of your brother:
With only a very few exceptions, no position in the LDS church is salaried, it is all voluntary.
Missionaries DO NOT earn a salary or commission.
Bishops DO NOT get paid.
Members of the priesthood DO NOT get a promotion to the Bishopric.
It's a religion, it's NOT a job.

Answer 5

No not per se. If you are unmarried then you are celibate. But as a man who holds the priesthood you can marry and have children. As a married man you may have sex with your wife.

Answer 6

sexual intercourse became into sanctified via God for use basically between a husband and spouse. it is a few thing that is controlled, if one needs to. technological understanding shows that sexual intercourse does issues to the physique that no longer something does. in reality, analyze have shown that the extra a pair have intercourse and experience it at the same time, the closer they arrive to a minimum of one yet another. Now, that could no longer be an twist of destiny. all of it ahs to do with endorphins and all that. (to no longer point out that sexual intercourse finally ends up in babies, which God additionally sanctified.) different analyze are displaying that the extra sexual companions a girl has, the extra probable she is to have issues conceiving toddlers whilst she finally does make sure to have them. The media and extra liberal head shrinkers could such as you to think of that your sexual urges are widely used and organic (they are) and which you may desire to no longer supress them, yet act on them and glory in it. yet, further and extra, people are looking that being that sexually energetic isn't as relaxing as they concept it may be. further and extra they are wishing that they have been extra chaste.

Answer 7

You do not have to be celibate. Bishops are called by God. It is not something you choose and "upgrade to".

Answer 8

I think it's just the Catholic one.

Answer 9

I would encourage celibacy in your family.

Answer 10

Only if you're not married.