Mormon Channel: How to talk to your kids.

Listened to it today. I thought it was pretty good. I basically took from it to start early, answer questions, let the spirit guide you, don't have fear about your kids making mistakes, and show gratitude for them being able to come to you when they do mess up.

One thing I did kinda disagree is that it's never too late. I think there is a point where it's too late. However, if you didn't get to it and can admit that you didn't do enough in that area, your children will be able to forgive you anyway.

On some of the points you made. I think the church uses intimacy in place of sex to differentiate it from the casualness around sex. I think the church wants us to deepen our relationships with our spouses. Intimacy emphasizes the commitment and love between spouses when they engage in sex. Does that make sense?

The food analogy. I can see how you would have that perspective, especially with something like chocolate cake (something we like to eat but limit ourselves on). I didn't mind her likening it to fruit, though. Fruit has health benefits and is delicious. The tree of life vision talks about the fruit being "desirable above all other fruit." When Eve partook of the fruit, she saw it was "good for food" and "pleasant to the eyes."

The therapist talked about the progression of relationships and how once you begin adding new elements of physical intimacy something simple like holding hands become not as sweet. It's still nice but you now know how amazing kissing can be now. Then touching each other's body, until finally you can experience them completely. Their wholeness. Wouldn't you say that having sex with your spouse is one of the most amazing feelings in the world? Pretty sweet and desirous, if you ask me.