Should Mormon Women Tolerate Abuse?
Should Mormon Women Tolerate Abuse?Are Mormon women required to be more patient and long-suffering with their husbands when their husbands are unfaithful, or when they sexually, physically, psychologically, or emotionally abuse them?Answer: No member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, man or woman, is expected to (or should) tolerate abuse, in any form. Nor should a Mormon woman tolerate abuse from her husband. The Church of Jesus Christ has always spoken out against abuse and will continue to do so in the future. In an October 1998 General Conference address President Gordon B. Hinckley stated: “We condemn most strongly abusive behavior in any form. We denounce the physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse of one’s spouse or children…. No man who abuses his wife or children is worthy to hold the priesthood of God. No
