SALT LAKE CITY –
Mormons have many bizarre practices and beliefs: The wearing of magical underwear, the belief that they will own their own planets. They abstain from tea.
Now add a long held practice which has come to light to that repertoire: sex through a hole in the sheet.
Married Mormon men are not allowed to see their wives naked when it’s time to procreate; therefore, a woman covers her entire body (including head) with a plain white sheet with a hole cut out in the vaginal area. This allows the man to penetrate her while never seeing her nakedness.
But why?
“It’s basically about controlling a man’s libido,” Utah State professor John Smith said. “If they see their wife’s nudity, they could become sex-crazed, you know, a sex addict and the increased time having sex could take them away from important family and church duties and activities. So they believe it’s best to add a little modesty in the bedroom.”
Can the man be naked?
“Yes,” Smith said. “Also noteworthy: It’s required the man rub his entire body with a clear, sacred oil. The oil is believed to increase virility and chances that impregnation will occur.”
Unlike Mormon underwear being purchased through the Church, Mormon women buy their own sheets from any store and cut out the holes. Reportedly, the sheet can only be used once.