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Teaching and growing through Gospel principles

Monday, July 22, 2013

IQB - Pornography



“Like the bark beetle it too is the carrier of a deadly disease. I shall name it ‘pernicious permissiveness.’”
President Thomas S. Monson, Pornography – The Deadly Carrier, October 1979 General Conference




“Pornography impairs one’s ability to enjoy a normal emotional, romantic, and spiritual relationship with a person of the opposite sex. It erodes the moral barriers that stand against inappropriate, abnormal, or illegal behavior.”
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Pornography, April 2005 General Conference




“Satan has become a master at using the addictive power of pornography to limit individual capacity to be led by the Spirit.”
Elder Richard G. Scott, To Acquire Spiritual Guidance, October 2009 General Conference



“Another false philosophy that appeals to the Mr. Hyde side of our natures is that peeking into pornography is harmless. This is a terrible deception. Pornography is as addictive as cocaine or any illegal drug.”
James E. Faust, The Enemy Within, October 2000 General Conference



“The body has means by which it can cleanse itself from harmful effects of contaminated food or drink. But it cannot vomit back the poison of pornography. Once recorded, it always remains subject to recall, flashing its perverted images across your mind, with power to draw you away from the wholesome things in life.”
Elder Russell M. Nelson, Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women, April 1999 General Conference




"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.”
Elder Boyd K. Packer, Cleansing the Inner Vessel , April 2010 General Conference




IQB - Obedience



“When we keep the temple covenants we have made and when we live righteously…, we have no reason to worry or to feel despondent.”
Elder Richard G. Scott, Temple Worship: The Source of Strength and Power in Times of Need, April 2009 General Conference


“The protection available to each of us in and through temple ordinances and covenants stands as a great obstacle to the evil designs of Lucifer.”
Elder David A. Bednar, Honorable Holding a Name and Standing, April 2009 General Conference
 

“Choosing to do what the Lord has defined as right will, in the long run, always lead to the best outcomes.”
Elder Richard G. Scott, The Power of Righteousness, October 1998 General Conference


“By making choices consistent with eternal truth, you will develop righteous character and increasing strength to resist temptation.”
Elder Richard G. Scott, The Power of Righteousness, October 1998 General Conference




“Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it.”
President Boyd K. Packer, These Things I Know, April 2013 General Conference


“But one thing is certain: the commandments have not changed. Let there be no mistake about that. Right is still right. Wrong is still wrong, no matter how cleverly cloaked in respectability or political correctness.”
Elder M. Russell Ballard, Like a Flame Unquenchable, April 1999 General Conference
 

“The distance between the Church and a world set on a course which we cannot follow will steadily increase.”
President Boyd K. Packer,  The Father and The Family, April 1994 General Conference



“God reveals to His prophets that there are moral absolutes. 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 L. Tom Perry, Obedience to Law is Liberty, April 2013 General Conference



“In a world where the moral compass of society is faltering, the restored gospel of Jesus Christ never wavers. . . We must not pick and choose which commandments we think are important to keep but acknowledge all of God’s commandments. We must stand firm and steadfast, having perfect confidence in the Lord’s consistency and perfect trust in His promises.”
Elder L. Tom Perry, Obedience to Law is Liberty, April 2013 General Conference



“There are times that we, as parents, must be able to cut our own children loose in order that they may learn to make decisions for themselves and have the strength to stand on their own.”
Elder Robert D. Hales, Lessons From the Atonement That Help Us Endure to the End, October 1985 General Conference