Friday, April 26, 2013

Pornography #1


"Like thieves in the night, unwelcome thoughts can and do seek entrance to our minds. But we don’t have to throw open the door, serve them tea and crumpets, and then tell them where the silverware is kept! (You shouldn’t be serving tea anyway.) Throw the rascals out! 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, April 2010 General Conference, "Place No More for the Enemy of My Soul"

Agency #1

“We are agents blessed with moral agency and are defined by our divine heritage as children of God—and not by sexual behaviors, contemporary attitudes, or secular philosophies.”
Elder David A. Bednar, April 2013 General Conference,  "We Believe In Being Chaste"

Atonement #1

“The precise nature of the test of mortality, then, can be summarized in the following question: Will I respond to the inclinations of the natural man, or will I yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit and put off the natural man and become a saint through the Atonement of Christ the Lord (see Mosiah 3:19)? That is the test. Every appetite, desire, propensity, and impulse of the natural man may be overcome by and through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We are here on the earth to develop godlike qualities and to bridle all of the passions of the flesh.

Elder David A. Bednar, April 2013 General Conference,"We Believe In Being Chaste"

Family #1

"I'm sure you can identify the fundamental principles that center your home on the Savior.  The prophetic counsel to have daily personal and family prayer, daily personal and family scripture study, and weekly family home evening are the essential weight-bearing beams in the construction of a Christ-centered home.  Without these regular practices it will be difficult to find the desired and much-needed peace and refuge from the world."
Elder Richard G. Scott, "For Peace at Home," General Conference April 2013