Pornography will stay in your mind
forever. It is a pollutant that can never be cleansed from our minds.
It is not ok to satisfy a curiosity because there will be no way to
rid ourselves of the images that we see. It is my responsibility as a
parent to do all that I can to protect my children and prevent any
access to filthy images. My husband and I must be diligent in using
protective software and making sure it is kept current so that we can
give our children the best chance possible to keep their minds clean.
1. 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
2.Those who seek out and use pornography forfeit the power of their priesthood. Dallin H. Oaks “Pornography” April 2005
3.Today we have a rebirth of ancient Sodom and Gomorrah. From seldom-read pages in dusty Bibles they come forth as real cities in a real world, depicting a real malady—pernicious permissiveness. Thomas S. Monson “Pornography – The Deadly Carrier” October 1979
4.Satan has become a master at using the addictive power of pornographyto limit individual capacity to be led by the Spirit. Richard G. Scott “To Acquire Spiritual Guidance” October 2009
5.I recently had an insightful conversation with a 15-year-old Aaronic Priesthood holder. He helped me understand how easy it is in this Internet age for young people to almost inadvertently be exposed to impure and even pornographic images. He pointed out that for most principles the Church teaches, there is at least some recognition in society at large that violating these principles can have devastating effects on health and well-being. He mentioned cigarette smoking, drug use, and alcohol consumption by young people. But he noted that there is no corresponding outcry or even a significant warning from society at large about pornography or immorality. Quentin L. Cook “Can Ye Feel So Now?” October 2012
6.Children and youth need to know from parents that pornography of any kind is a tool of the devil; and if anyone flirts with it, it has the power to addict, dull, and even destroy the human spirit. M. Russell Ballard “Like A Flame Unquenchable” April 1999
7.Tragically, the same computer and Internet service that allows me to do my family history and prepare those names for temple work could, without filters and controls, allow my children or grandchildren access to a global cesspool of perceptions that could blast a crater in their brains forever. Jeffrey R. Holland “Place No More For The Enemy Of My Soul” April 2010
2.Those who seek out and use pornography forfeit the power of their priesthood. Dallin H. Oaks “Pornography” April 2005
3.Today we have a rebirth of ancient Sodom and Gomorrah. From seldom-read pages in dusty Bibles they come forth as real cities in a real world, depicting a real malady—pernicious permissiveness. Thomas S. Monson “Pornography – The Deadly Carrier” October 1979
4.Satan has become a master at using the addictive power of pornographyto limit individual capacity to be led by the Spirit. Richard G. Scott “To Acquire Spiritual Guidance” October 2009
5.I recently had an insightful conversation with a 15-year-old Aaronic Priesthood holder. He helped me understand how easy it is in this Internet age for young people to almost inadvertently be exposed to impure and even pornographic images. He pointed out that for most principles the Church teaches, there is at least some recognition in society at large that violating these principles can have devastating effects on health and well-being. He mentioned cigarette smoking, drug use, and alcohol consumption by young people. But he noted that there is no corresponding outcry or even a significant warning from society at large about pornography or immorality. Quentin L. Cook “Can Ye Feel So Now?” October 2012
6.Children and youth need to know from parents that pornography of any kind is a tool of the devil; and if anyone flirts with it, it has the power to addict, dull, and even destroy the human spirit. M. Russell Ballard “Like A Flame Unquenchable” April 1999
7.Tragically, the same computer and Internet service that allows me to do my family history and prepare those names for temple work could, without filters and controls, allow my children or grandchildren access to a global cesspool of perceptions that could blast a crater in their brains forever. Jeffrey R. Holland “Place No More For The Enemy Of My Soul” April 2010
8.Because
the Spirit whispers to us gently and delicately, it is easy to
understand why we should shun inappropriate media, pornography,
and harmful, addictive substances and behaviors. These tools of the
adversary can impair and eventually destroy our capacity to recognize
and respond to the subtle messages from God delivered by the power of
His Spirit.
David A. Bednar “The Spirit of Revelation” April 2011
9.My
beloved friends, under no circumstances allow yourselves to become
trapped in the viewing of pornography, one of the most effective of
Satan’s enticements. And if you have allowed yourself to become
involved in this behavior, cease now. Seek the help you need to
overcome and to change the direction of your life. Take the steps
necessary to get back on the strait and narrow, and then stay there.
Thomas S. Monson “Until We Meet Again” April 2009
10.One
of the most damning influences on earth, one that has caused
uncountable grief, suffering, heartache, and destroyed marriages is
the onslaught of pornography in
all of its vicious, corroding, destructive forms. Whether it be
through the printed page, movies, television, obscene lyrics, the
telephone, or on a flickering personal computer screen, pornography
is overpoweringly addictive and severely damaging. This potent tool
of Lucifer degrades the mind, heart, and the soul of any who use it.
All who are caught in its seductive, tantalizing web and remain so,
will become addicted to its immoral, destructive influence. For many,
that addiction cannot be overcome without help. The tragic pattern is
so familiar. It begins with a curiosity that is fueled by its
stimulation and is justified by the false premise that when done
privately, it does no harm to anyone else. Lulled by this lie, the
experimentation goes deeper, with more powerful stimulations, until
the web closes and a terribly immoral, addictive habit is formed.
Richard G. Scott “The Sanctity of Womanhood” April 2000
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