Intimacy is an essential part of marriage. President Spencer W. Kimball stated, “Sex is for procreation and expression of love. It is the destiny of men and women to join together to make eternal family units. In the context of lawful marriage, the intimacy of sexual relations is right and divinely approved. There is nothing unholy or degrading about sexuality in itself, for by that means men and women join in a process of creation and in an expression of love.” Sean E. Brotherson, is his article, “Fulfilling the Sexual Stewardship in Marriage, gives this advice, “For those who may struggle with feelings or thoughts that the expression of sexual desires is unwholesome or shameful, notice how clearly President Lee teaches that such impulses are intended by God as a “holy impulse for a holy purpose,” indeed a divine purpose in marriage. That divine purpose, I believe, is to serve as a specific and powerful symbol of reunifying commitment and love between a husband and wife.”

We need to remember that sex is a part of our Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness, for procreation, as well as becoming unified as husband and wife. The connection that occurs helps to build the relationship between spouses that cannot occur any other way. To know your spouse in a way that no one else does and to serve them and show your love for them in this particular way is important to a marriage. In “A Parent’s Guide,” by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it states, “Both husbands and wives have physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual need associated with this sacred act. They will be able to complement each other in the marriage relationship if they give tender, considerate attention to these needs of their partner. Each should seek to fulfill the other’s needs rather than to use this highly significant relationship merely to satisfy his or her own passion.” Just as any other principle in marriage, selflessness is critical in sexual relations with your spouse.