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Originally Posted by BYU71
Young lady in your ward at age 17 has intercourse. She repents and does all the things necessary to receive forgiveness.
At age 22 she has fallen in love with a very charming young man. However, his P blessing says someday he will be amongst the leaders of the church and sit in council with them. He doesn't want anything coming out of the wordwork when that day arises.
He shows the fiance's Bishop the P Blessing and asks, Bishop has my fiance ever confessed having pre-marital sex. What do you tell the young man.
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This is a hypothetical, but I guarantee you there are members out there who could fit into this scenario. Have you ever heard a young lady say she will marry no one who isn't a return missionary. That is her right, but certainly a young man has the right to want to marry a virgin.
True, if he feels this way he should confront her, but what if she states she has had no previous experience. That marriage is headed for some issues. I think the Bishop is in a tough position.
By the way, I think if it is fair for the church to ferret out anything that might be of future embarassment, so would an individual.
Bottom line, if I were Bishop I would say, as a future leader of the church, you know any conversations I have had with your fiance are confidential.