Pornography-Elder Richard G. Scott

 

Pray Urgently for Help and Support

“Whether it be through the printed page, movies, television, obscene lyrics, vulgarities on the telephone, or flickering personal computer screen, pornography is overpoweringly addictive and severely damaging. This potent tool of Lucifer degrades the mind and the 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. …
“If you are ensnarled in pornography, make a total commitment to overcome it now. Find a quiet place; pray urgently for help and support. Be patient and obedient. Don’t give up” (Richard G. Scott, “To Acquire Spiritual Guidance,” Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2009, 8–9).

Agency-Elder Richard G. Scott

For Peace at Home

Richard G. Scott, April 2013 General Conference

"Not long ago you came to mortality with all of those magnificent capacities and endless possibilities. Yet there is real danger in the environment surrounding you. Your great potential and ability could be limited or destroyed if you yield to the devil-inspired contamination around you. However, Satan is no match for the Savior.  Satan's fate is decided. He knows he has lost, but he wants to take as many with him as he can.  He will try to ruin your goodness and abilities by exploiting your weaknesses. Stay on the Lord's side, and you will win every time." (Ensign May 2013 pg.29-30)

Agency-Elder Quentin L. Cook

Personal Peace: The Reward of Righteousness

Quentin L. Cook, April 2013 General Conference

"Agency is essential to the plan of happiness. It allows for the love, sacrifice, personal growth, and experience necessary for our eternal progression. This agency also allows for all the pain and suffering we experience in mortality, even when caused by things we do not understand and the devastating evil choices of others. The very War in Heaven was waged over our moral agency and is essential to understanding the Savior’s earthly ministry."

Agency-Elder L. Tom Perry

Obedience to Law Is Liberty

L. Tom Perry, April 2013 General Conference

"Perhaps it is because we have a revealed knowledge of our premortal history. We recognize that when God the Eternal Father presented His plan to us at the beginning of time, Satan wanted to alter the plan. He said he would redeem all mankind. Not one soul would be lost, and Satan was confident he could deliver on his proposal. But there was an unacceptable cost—the destruction of man’s agency, which was and is a gift given by God (see Moses 4:1–3 ). About this gift, President Harold B. Lee said, “Next to life itself, free agency is God’s greatest gift to mankind.”  Then it was no small thing for Satan to disregard man’s agency. In fact, it became the principal issue over which the War in Heaven was fought. Victory in the War in Heaven was a victory for man’s agency."

Agency-Pres.Uchtdorf

Four Titles

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, April 2013 General Conference

"It also contradicts the intent and purpose of the Church of Jesus Christ, which acknowledges and protects the moral agency—with all its far-reaching consequences—of each and every one of God’s children. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are united in our testimony of the restored gospel and our commitment to keep God’s commandments. But we are diverse in our cultural, social, and political preferences."

Agency-President Eyring

“Come unto Me”

Henry B. Eyring, April 2013 General Conference

"By His words and His example, Christ has shown us how to draw closer to Him. Every child of Heavenly Father who has chosen to enter through the gate of baptism into His Church will have the opportunity in this life to be taught His gospel and to hear from His called servants His invitation, “Come unto me.” "

Agency- President Monson

Stand in Holy Places

Thomas S. Monson, October 2011 General Conference

"brothers and sisters, this—unfortunately—describes much of the world around us. Do we wring our hands in despair and wonder how we’ll ever survive in such a world? No. Indeed, we have in our lives the gospel of Jesus Christ, and we know that morality is not passé, that our conscience is there to guide us, and that we are responsible for our actions."

Agency-Elder L. Tom Perry

Obedience to Law Is Liberty

L. Tom Perry, April 2013 General Conference

"Each choice you and I make is a test of our agency—whether we choose to be obedient or disobedient to the commandments of God is actually a choice between “liberty and eternal life” and “captivity and death.”

          This fundamental doctrine is clearly taught in 2Nephi, the second chapter:'Wherefore, men
           are  free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto
           man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all
           men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for            he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.'" (2Nephi 2:27) (May 2013
           Ensign pg 86-87)

Agency -President Thomas S. Monson

Stand in Holy Places

 Thomas S. Monson, October 2011 General Conference

"It may appear to you at times that those out in the world are having much more fun than you are. Some of you may feel restricted by the code of conduct to which we in the Church adhere. My brothers and sisters, I declare to you, however, that there is nothing which can bring more joy into our lives or more peace to our souls than the Spirit which can come to us as we follow the Savior and keep the commandments. That Spirit cannot be present at the kinds of activities in which so much of the world participates. The Apostle Paul declared the truth: “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”  The term natural man can refer to any of us if we allow ourselves to be so."