The Mormon Therapist
As far as I know, the only “thou shalt nots” that the brethren have talked about recently are no third parties and no porn. However, the no porn thing could be problematic if interpreted too broadly. For example, what if the pornography in question are racy or erotic pictures of one’s own spouse? You’ve already seen him or her naked. What’s the harm?
Pornography is usually used to make a profit from sexual arousal. What you are describing between husband and wife would not fall under this category.
My own personal opinion is that taking pictures/video within a spousal relationship could be a fun way to get creative if both feel comfortable doing so. And in our age of digital technology it is possible to do this without involving a third party (i.e. printing pictures at home rather than sending them out to a third-party developer). My only caution would be to be very careful regarding storage of such material. The last thing a child or teenager wants to do is come across sexual material involving their parents.
Another concern is making sure that this type of material would not be used maliciously as blackmail or revenge in times of anger, separation or divorce. This has more to do with the level of trust within the marriage relationship to begin with.
I want to reinforce that any sexual behavior between husband and wife is up to husband and wife. Both need to be consenting and both need to be comfortable – not in any way coerced or made to feel guilty.
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