Pornography

The world is becoming ever more wicked. What used to be unacceptable in the media decades earlier is now readily seen in TV shows, commercials, and on the internet. What I am saying is that the world’s standards are dropping. Pornography is running wild. Besides for finance issues, pornography is one of the greatest causes of family problems, and even divorces. The adversary understands the strength in the family for this reason something so addictive and enslaving is used to dismantle and destroy the family. We must run at the very sight of pornography and sin. Just run away and do not look back.

1. “Pornography will always repel the Spirit of Christ and will interrupt the communications between our Heavenly Father and His children and disrupt the tender relationship between husband and wife.”—President Packer (General Conference, October 2010, Sunday Morning)

2. “In our day the dreadful influence of pornography is like unto a plague sweeping across the world, infecting one here and one there, relentlessly trying to invade every home, most frequently through the husband and father.”— President Packer (General Conference, October 2010, Sunday Morning)

3. Sin will always be sin. Disobedience to the Lord’s commandments will always deprive us of His blessings. The world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change. They are immutable and unchanging.”— Elder Perry (General Conference April 2013, Sunday Morning)

4. “Why is lust such a deadly sin? Well, in addition to the completely Spirit-destroying impact it has upon our souls, I think it is a sin because it defiles the highest and holiest relationship God gives us in mortality—the love that a man and a woman have for each other and the desire that couple has to bring children into a family intended to be forever.”—Elder Holland Ensign, May 2010

5. “More than one man has been saved from sin or stupidity by remembering the face of his mother, his wife, or his child waiting somewhere for him at home. Whatever thoughts you have, make sure they are welcome in your heart by invitation only. As an ancient poet once said, let will be your reason.”—Elder Holland Ensign, April 2010

6. “Outside the bonds of marriage, all uses of the procreative power are to one degree or another a sinful degrading and perversion of the most divine attribute of men and women”—Elder Oaks Ensign Nov 1993

7. “The ‘natural man’ is the ‘earthy man’ who has allowed rude animal passions to overshadow his spiritual inclination”

8. “Violating the law of chastity is a grievous sin and a misuse of our physical tabernacles. To those who know and understand the plan of salvation, defiling the body is an act of rebellion and a denial of our true identity as sons and daughters of God.”—Elder Bendar Ensign, May 2013

9. “Whenever we choose to come unto Christ, take His name upon us, and follow His servants, we progress along the path to eternal life. In our mortal journey, it is helpful to remember that the opposite is also true: when we don’t keep the commandments or follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost, our opportunities are reduced; our abilities to act and progress are diminished.”—Robert D. Hales, Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life, October 2010

10. “Immoral thoughts, words, and deeds always are immoral, even in cyberspace… We are all accountable to God, and ultimately we will be judged of Him according to our deeds and the desires of our hearts.”— David A. Bednar, Things as They Really Are, CES Fireside, May 3, 2009 BYU-Idaho