Dating/Courtship Standards & Resources Written by Hannah Stoddard from the blog Here I Stand May 6, 2020 During the late 1900s, a growing number of Christian parents became concerned with the increasing sexual immorality and degeneration of chastity and virtue in America. In response, many began looking back to time-tested customs and principles lost during the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. Some adopted the purity movement, some returned to various courtship traditions and still others began searching the scriptures for guidance. Formulas and programs do not provide permanent protection from temptation. As Latter-day Saints, we must search the scriptures and inspired teachings for principles and doctrines from God regarding marriage, relationships, chastity, love,…

I encourage parents to listen to this webinar. There is no magic formula for a relationship but the Botkins offer some sound advice as they share their own personal stories. I am not sold on a courtship as the world teaches—as it is just dating with chaperones, but rather using the principles of courting as explained by Geoffrey Botkins. It’s dawning on families that “dating” leads to trouble, not dynamic marriages. But when we forsake the only tradition we know, we’re often left in a maze of unexplored territory.  How do young people find each other and then discern the Lord’s will for marriage? What does it mean to “marry…