Sexual activity is all around the world. As a result, diseases are getting out of hand and nearly uncontrollable. Consequences of not staying sexually pure has a tendency to produce another responsibility in a person’s life. Some people think the answer to fixing that is abortion. That is not so. Not staying sexually pure poses great emotional and social risks. Staying sexually pure will protect a person from the heartache and pain of sin. Teenagers should strive to be sexually pure. If not, disobedience will be spiritually crippling. God does care what His children do with their lives, and He wants only the best for them. God has plan for every person, and in that plan if for His children to return to Him. One-way God shows His love for His children is giving them commandments to follow so that they may prepare themselves to meet Him again one day.

In this essay Jackson Hern, writes about the extreme importance of chastity and sexual purity in our lives. Hern recently returned from serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On his mission he focused on helping others live an elevated life, a virtuous life where they could feel the love of their Father in Heaven. He noticed the drastic lifestyle differences that came from being chaste or not.

Aside from being a commandment of God, do you know why chastity and sexual purity is important? Do you know why it is so vital to your personal happiness? Check out this essay today, and find out why!