1. "You cannot travel down what Lehi called 'forbidden paths' and expect to guide others to the 'strait and narrow' one—it can’t be done."
-Jeffrey R. Holland, “We Are All Enlisted” Oct. 2011 Priesthood Session
2. “There is no middle ground. We are followers of Jesus Christ. Our citizenship is in His Church and His gospel, and we should not use a visa to visit Babylon or act like one of its citizens.”
-Dallin H. Oaks, “Teachings of Jesus” Oct. 2011 Sunday PM Session
3. "Avoid any semblance of pornography. It will desensitize the spirit and erode the conscience."
-Thomas S. Monson, "True to the Faith" April 2006 General Conference
4. "Pornography will sap spiritual strength to endure. Pornography is much like quicksand. You can become so easily trapped and overcome as soon as you step into it that you do not realize the severe danger. Most likely you will need assistance to get out of the quicksand of pornography. But how much better it is never to step into it. I plead with you to be careful and cautious."
-Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Press On" Oct. 2004 General Conference
5. "First, let each of us resolve this day to keep our minds, our bodies, and our spirits free from the corrupting influence of pornography, including everything that is obscene and indecent. Let it have no place in our homes, our minds, or our hearts."
-David B. Haight, "Personal Morality" Oct. 1984 General Conference
6. "Our first enemy we will find within ourselves. It is a good thing to overcome that enemy first and bring ourselves into subjection to the will of the Father, and into strict obedience to the principles of life and salvation which he has given to the world for the salvation of men." ~quoted Joseph F. Smith
-James E. Faust, "The Enemy Within" Mar. 2003 New Era
7. "Now brethren, the time has come for any one of us who is so involved to pull himself out of the mire, to stand above this evil thing, to 'look to God and live.'"
-Gordon B. Hinckley, "A Tragic Evil Among Us" April 2004 General Conference
8. "Only when men and women concerned for their families and communities let their voices and their influence be felt in thoughtful, rational ways will we alter the destructive course on which we are traveling."
-David B. Haight, "Personal Morality" Oct. 1984 General Conference
9. “Pornographic or erotic stories and pictures are worse than filthy or polluted food. The body has defenses to rid itself of unwholesome food. With a few fatal exceptions, bad food will only make you sick but do no permanent harm. In contrast, a person who feasts upon filthy stories or pornographic or erotic pictures and literature records them in this marvelous retrieval system we call a brain. The brain won’t vomit back filth. Once recorded, it will always remain subject to recall, flashing its perverted images across your mind and drawing you away from the wholesome things in life.”
-Dallin H. Oaks, "Pornography" April 2005 General Conference
10. "Be ye clean. If there is even the slightest tendency to participate in immorality, eliminate it from your life. Where there has been any violation, talk to a bishop or stake president and clean up your life. Make it pure and righteous. I testify that the Redeemer will help you. If you seek it, He will lead you to that help so that through full repentance, the Lord can forgive you."
-Richard G. Scott, "The Sanctity of Womanhood" Nov. 2008 New Era
Why It Matters:
Pornography is a serious thing. It mocks and sets at naught one of the most sacred things we've been given. In order to avoid it, we need to understand the seriousness it holds. We need to be strong in our faithfulness to the Lord and not let our wills waver for a moment. Satan knows our weaknesses; we need to know our weaknesses as well so we can make them strong against penetration. We need to "take hold of [ourselves] and order [ourselves] to be valiant."
2. “There is no middle ground. We are followers of Jesus Christ. Our citizenship is in His Church and His gospel, and we should not use a visa to visit Babylon or act like one of its citizens.”
-Dallin H. Oaks, “Teachings of Jesus” Oct. 2011 Sunday PM Session
3. "Avoid any semblance of pornography. It will desensitize the spirit and erode the conscience."
-Thomas S. Monson, "True to the Faith" April 2006 General Conference
4. "Pornography will sap spiritual strength to endure. Pornography is much like quicksand. You can become so easily trapped and overcome as soon as you step into it that you do not realize the severe danger. Most likely you will need assistance to get out of the quicksand of pornography. But how much better it is never to step into it. I plead with you to be careful and cautious."
-Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Press On" Oct. 2004 General Conference
5. "First, let each of us resolve this day to keep our minds, our bodies, and our spirits free from the corrupting influence of pornography, including everything that is obscene and indecent. Let it have no place in our homes, our minds, or our hearts."
-David B. Haight, "Personal Morality" Oct. 1984 General Conference
6. "Our first enemy we will find within ourselves. It is a good thing to overcome that enemy first and bring ourselves into subjection to the will of the Father, and into strict obedience to the principles of life and salvation which he has given to the world for the salvation of men." ~quoted Joseph F. Smith
-James E. Faust, "The Enemy Within" Mar. 2003 New Era
7. "Now brethren, the time has come for any one of us who is so involved to pull himself out of the mire, to stand above this evil thing, to 'look to God and live.'"
-Gordon B. Hinckley, "A Tragic Evil Among Us" April 2004 General Conference
8. "Only when men and women concerned for their families and communities let their voices and their influence be felt in thoughtful, rational ways will we alter the destructive course on which we are traveling."
-David B. Haight, "Personal Morality" Oct. 1984 General Conference
9. “Pornographic or erotic stories and pictures are worse than filthy or polluted food. The body has defenses to rid itself of unwholesome food. With a few fatal exceptions, bad food will only make you sick but do no permanent harm. In contrast, a person who feasts upon filthy stories or pornographic or erotic pictures and literature records them in this marvelous retrieval system we call a brain. The brain won’t vomit back filth. Once recorded, it will always remain subject to recall, flashing its perverted images across your mind and drawing you away from the wholesome things in life.”
-Dallin H. Oaks, "Pornography" April 2005 General Conference
10. "Be ye clean. If there is even the slightest tendency to participate in immorality, eliminate it from your life. Where there has been any violation, talk to a bishop or stake president and clean up your life. Make it pure and righteous. I testify that the Redeemer will help you. If you seek it, He will lead you to that help so that through full repentance, the Lord can forgive you."
-Richard G. Scott, "The Sanctity of Womanhood" Nov. 2008 New Era
Why It Matters:
Pornography is a serious thing. It mocks and sets at naught one of the most sacred things we've been given. In order to avoid it, we need to understand the seriousness it holds. We need to be strong in our faithfulness to the Lord and not let our wills waver for a moment. Satan knows our weaknesses; we need to know our weaknesses as well so we can make them strong against penetration. We need to "take hold of [ourselves] and order [ourselves] to be valiant."
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