Pornography

1) "What a different world this would be if every young man could and would sign such a statement of promise [to honor the priesthood]. There would be no viewing of pornography, no reading of sleazy literature. You would honor and respect the girls with whom you associate, and they would never have any fear about being alone with you in any set of circumstances. It would be as if the stripling warriors of Helaman had recruited the youth of the world to their way of living." (Hinckley To boys and to men 1998 Oct.)

2) "In seeking to overcome debt and addictive behaviors, we should remember that addiction is the craving of the natural man, and it can never be satisfied. It is an insatiable appetite. When we are addicted, we seek those worldly possessions or physical pleasures that seem to entice us. But as children of God, our deepest hunger and what we should be seeking is what the Lord alone can provide—His love, His sense of worth, His security, His confidence, His hope in the future, and assurance of His love, which brings us eternal joy."(Becoming provident providers temporally and spiritually elder hales April 2009)

3) Through prayer, fasting, obedience to the commandments, priesthood blessings, and His atoning sacrifice, we will feel His love and power in our lives. We will receive His spiritual guidance and strength through the promptings of the Holy Ghost. Only through our Lord’s Atonement can we obtain a mighty change of heart (see Mosiah 5:2; Alma 5:14) and experience a mighty change in our addictive behavior." (Becoming provident providers temporally and spiritually elder hales April 2009)

4) "May the joy of our fidelity to the highest and best within us be ours as we keep our love and our marriages, our society and our souls, as pure as they were meant to be."(Place No More for the Enemy of My Soul Elder Jeffrey R. Holland  April 2010 general conference)

5) “Choose you this day whom ye will serve; … but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Let our hearts be pure. Let our lives be clean. Let our voices be heard. Let our actions be felt." (Pornography, the Deadly Carrier President Thomas S. Monson July 2001 Ensign magazine)

6)• “When we face such temptations in our time, we must declare, as young Nephi did in his, “[I will] give place no more for the enemy of my soul.” 12 We can reject the evil one. If we want it dearly and deeply enough, that enemy can and will be rebuked by the redeeming power of the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Place No More for the Enemy of My Soul General Conferences October 2010)

7)· “Replace lewd thoughts with hopeful images and joyful memories; picture the faces of those who love you and would be shattered if you let them down. 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 Jeffrey R. Holland Place No More for the Enemy of My Soul General Conferences October 2010)

8)“We cannot afford to have those who exercise the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God, waste their strength in pornography or spend their lives in cyberspace (ironically being of the world while not being in the world).” (D. Todd Christofferson Brethren, We Have Work to Do General Conferences October 2012)

9)“Movies, TV, and the Internet often convey degrading messages and images. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and I were recently in an Amazon jungle village and observed satellite dishes even on some of the small, simply built huts. We rejoiced at the wonderful information available in this remote area. We also recognized there is virtually no place on earth that cannot be impacted by salacious, immoral, and titillating images. This is one reason why pornography has become such a plague in our day.” (Elder Quentin L. Cook Can Ye Feel So Now? General Conferences October 2012)


10)“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.” (Elder Quentin L. Cook Can Ye Feel So Now? General Conferences October 2012)

Why does it matte?: Pornography is being taken so lightly in the world. There is hardly an media which doesn't have a scantily clad person (male or female) trying to be enticing. There are those who say this isn't a bad thing. That it is natural for youth (especially young men) to experiment with such things, but the fact is that the natural man in an enemy of God and has been since the fall of Adam. Pornography is not harmless, it is the destroyer of Love which you have had, do have and will have. No matter how much of it you have it will never bring joy to your life because what you don't need doesn't satisfy.