Pornography

       The topic of pornography is spoken of in general conference, my attention imeadietly is refocussed. The devil has saved his most lithal arrow for the last days. He is slipping in the arrow of pornography into almost every movie. How many Disney princesses are dressed modestly? I think that the rising generation of the chuch youth need constant reminders of what is modest and what is not. Having gone to church in BYU Provo I am asstounded at how much inmodesty there is. I guess we all need reminders. Modesty is normaly pointed towad the Women of the world but now, more then ever men also are earing tighter and more revieling clothes. All of this, in my opinion, desensitizes the world's cultures to almost seeing pornography as a common place thing. It just a glance. Its only a small part of the movie. We can fast forward it. My wife and I have decided its time to avoid evil at all costs. A 99% clean movie means that there is 1% of filth that you are letting enter your mind. It is there, FOREVER. I hope the compiled quotes will help you, as they have me reaffirm my standard on pornography.

There is also great concern about some of the pernicious, addictive behaviors like gambling and evil pornography that are so personally destructive and so rampant in our society. Remember, brothers and sisters, any kind of addiction is to surrender to something, thus relinquishing agency and becoming dependent. Thus, video-gaming and texting on cell phones need to be added to the list. Some gamers claim to spend up to 18 hours a day going through level after level of video games, neglecting all other aspects of their lives. Texting on cell phones can become an addiction, causing the important interpersonal human communication to become lost. Not long ago a bishop told me two of his youth were standing side by side texting one another rather than talking to each other.

M. Russel Ballard
O That Cunning Plan of the Evil One
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/o-that-cunning-plan-of-the-evil-one?lang=eng

We must be alert not to let sin grow around us. Forms of sin are everywhere--even, for example, in a computer or cell phone. These technologies are useful and can bring great benefits to us. But their inappropriate use--such as involvement in time-wasting games, programs that would drive you to carnal pleasure, or much worse things such as pornography--is destructive. Pornography destroys character and makes its user sink in the quicksand of filth, out of which the person can escape only with much help.

Jauro Mazzagardi
Avoiding the Trap of Sin
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/avoiding-the-trap-of-sin?lang=eng

May I express my personal warning about a practice that is common in many cultures. I am referring to sleepovers, or spending the night at the home of a friend. As a bishop I discovered that too many youth violated the Word of Wisdom or the law of chastity for the first time as part of a sleepover. Too often their first exposure to pornography and even their first encounter with the police occurred when they were spending the night away from home.

Larry R. Lawrence
Courageous Parenting
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/courageous-parenting?lang=eng

The Lord used the expression “is like unto” to create an image His followers could understand, such as:
“The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man.”9
“The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field.”1
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. The effect of this plague can be, unfortunately often is, spiritually fatal. Lucifer seeks to disrupt “the great plan of redemption,”11 “the great plan of happiness.”12

President Boyd K. Packer
Cleansing the Inner Vessel
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/cleansing-the-inner-vessel?lang=eng

Our Heavenly Father has counseled us to seek after “anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy.” (A of F 1:13.) Whatever you read, listen to, or watch makes an impression on you.

Pornography is especially dangerous and addictive. Curious exploration of pornography can become a controlling habit, leading to coarser material and to sexual transgression.

Don’t be afraid to walk out of a movie, turn off a television set, or change a radio station if what’s being presented does not meet your Heavenly Father’s standards. In short, if you have any question about whether a particular movie, book, or other form of entertainment is appropriate, don’t see it, don’t read it, don’t participate.

President Thomas S. Monson
That We May Touch Heaven
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1990/10/that-we-may-touch-heaven?lang=eng

There is a better way, my brethren. Do you want to drop the ball in your lives? Do you wish to help Satan score? There is no surer way than to become engulfed in the tide of pornography that is sweeping over us. If we succumb to it, it destroys us, body and mind and soul.

President Thomas S. Monson
Don’t Drop the Ball
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/10/don-t-drop-the-ball?lang=eng

The Lord forbids and his church condemns any and every intimate relationship outside of marriage. Infidelity on the part of a man breaks the heart of his wife and loses her confidence and the confidence of his children (see Jacob 2:35).
Be faithful in your marriage covenants in thought, word, and deed. Pornography, flirtations, and unwholesome fantasies erode one’s character and strike at the foundation of a happy marriage. Unity and trust within a marriage are thereby destroyed. One who does not control his thoughts and thus commits adultery in his heart, if he does not repent, shall not have the Spirit, but shall deny the faith and shall fear (see D&C 42:23; D&C 63:16).

President Howard W. Hunter
Being a Righteous Husband and Father
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/10/being-a-righteous-husband-and-father?lang=eng

Another thing that may cause us to sleepwalk through this significant season of the world is addiction.
Addictions often begin subtly. Addictions are thin threads of repeated action that weave themselves into thick bonds of habit. Negative habits have the potential to become consuming addictions.
These binding chains of addiction can have many forms, like pornography, alcohol, sex, drugs, tobacco, gambling, food, work, the Internet, or virtual reality. Satan, our common enemy, has many favorite tools he uses to rob us of our divine potential to accomplish our mission in the Lord’s kingdom.
Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/are-you-sleeping-through-the-restoration?lang=eng

I pray that we may be aware of the needs of those around us. There are some, particularly among the young, who are tragically involved in drugs, immorality, pornography, and so on. There are those who are lonely, including widows and widowers, who long for the company and concern of others. May we ever be ready to extend to them a helping hand and a loving heart.

President Thomas S. Monson
Until We Meet Again
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/04/until-we-meet-again?lang=eng

An ever-present danger to the family is the onslaught of evil forces that seem to come from every direction. While our primary effort must be to seek light and truth, we would be wise to black out from our homes the lethal bombs that destroy spiritual development and growth. Pornography, in particular, is a weapon of mass moral destruction. Its impact is at the forefront in eroding moral values. Some TV programs and Internet sites are equally lethal. These evil forces remove light and hope from the world. The level of decadence is accelerating.5 If we do not black out evil from our homes and lives, do not be surprised if devastating moral explosions shatter the peace which is the reward for righteous living. Our responsibility is to be in the world but not of the world.

Elder Quentin L. Cook
Let There Be Light!
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/let-there-be-light?lang=eng