In the wake of Sam Young's excommunication from the LDS Church (occasioned by his vocal opposition to the church's practice of closed 'worthiness' interviews with minors), and a flurry of leaks revealing sexual abuse and cover-ups within said church, I thought it was a good time to speak my piece about Mormonism and sexuality. Today, my topic is maybe the second most uncomfortable subject to bring up in Mormon conversation besides a frank and detailed history of the temple endowment! The dreaded M-word: Masturbation. An Overview of Sexual Sin in Mormonism In Mormon doctrine, there are three sins that are worse than all the others. The second worst sin is murder. This is extremely self explanatory, so I won't try to explain it. The VERY WORST SIN OF ALL is called "denying the Holy Ghost," and what that means is the subject of some confusion. Back when I was a believing Mormon, I had a hazy belief that it entailed having sure, incontrovertible proof ...