Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

The Church has no double standard of morality. The moral code of heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full fidelity after marriage.

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• The Church has no double standard of morality. The moral code of heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full fidelity after marriage.

  

  Ezra Taft Benson
  • Church
  • Marriage
  • Morality