In the midst of an LDS General Conference filled with big changes within Mormonism, an LDS apostle Sunday addressed a big topic, one drawing headlines both inside and outside the faith.
Quentin L. Cook pointed to the #MeToo movement, without mentioning it by name, when he said it is “commendable that nonconsensual immorality has been exposed and denounced.”
“Such nonconsensual immorality is against the laws of God and of society,” he said. “However, those who understand God’s plan must also oppose consensual immorality, which is also a sin.”
Cook decried “the devastation of wickedness and addiction” that is seen “at every turn,” and lamented that “many people no longer feel accountable to God and do not turn to the scriptures or the prophets for guidance.