Pornography

1. Let us all improve our personal behavior and redouble our efforts to protect our loved ones and our environment from the onslaught of pornography. - Dallin H. Oakes

2.He would have us believe that the viewing of pornography really hurts no one.-Thomas S. Monson

3. Pornography is especially dangerous and addictive. Curious exploration of pornography can become a controlling habit, leading to coarser material and to sexual transgression. Avoid pornography at all costs. - Thomas S. Monson

4. 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.- Richard G. Scott

5. 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. - Boyd K. Packer

6. Satan has become a master at using the addictive power of pornography to limit individual capacity to be led by the Spirit.-Richard G. Scott

7. all three go together.In the interpretation of Lehi’s dream, we find a rather apt description of the destructiveness of pornography: “And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they perish and are lost." -Thomas S. Monson

8. We also need focus to avoid what is harmful. The abundant information and images accessible on the Internet call for sharp focus and control to avoid accessing the pornography that is an increasing scourge in our society.-Dallin H. Oaks

9. Many carry heavy burdens. Some have lost a loved one to death or care for one who is disabled. Some have been wounded by divorce. Others yearn for an eternal marriage. Some are caught in the grip of addictive substances or practices like alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or pornography. - Dallin H. Oaks

10. Hence, I warn against pornography. It is degrading of women. It is evil. It is infectious, destructive, and addictive. 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. Avoid it like the plague!- Russell M. Nelson

Agency

1. Agency used righteously allows light to dispel the darkness and enables us to live with joy and happiness. - Robert D. Hales

2. Whenever we choose to come unto Christ, take His name upon us, and follow His servants, we progress along the path to eternal life. - Robert D. Hales

3. Moral discipline is the consistent exercise of agency to choose the right because it is right, even when it is hard. - D. Todd Christofferson

4. You have agency—“moral agency.” ² You are free to choose your standards. - Boyd K. Packer

5. The very choices made by reason of agency limit one’s agency in the future. You cannot exercise agency and escape accountability and responsibility for each choice. - Russell M. Nelson

6.  As children of our Heavenly Father, we have been blessed with the gift of moral agency, the capacity and power of independent action. Endowed with agency, we are agents, and we primarily are to act and not merely be acted upon—especially as we “seek learning … by study and also by faith”-David A. Bednar

7. Agency—our power to choose—is fundamental to the gospel plan that brings us to earth.- Dallin H. Oaks

8. These mortal challenges allow us and our Heavenly Father to see whether we will exercise our agency to follow His Son. - Robert D. Hales

9. Moral agency itself is in jeopardy! If we all pray fervently, the Lord will surely help us. And with those prayers, teach your children to obey the Word of Wisdom. It is their armor and will protect them from habits which obstruct the channels of personal revelation. Boyd K. Packer

10. Some of the most addictive drugs that, if abused, can hijack the brain and take away one’s agency include nicotine; opiates—heroin, morphine, and other painkillers; tranquilizers; cocaine; alcohol; marijuana; and methamphetamines. - M. Russell Ballard

Atonement

1. We all make mistakes. … It is then in our nature to feel guilt and humiliation and suffering, which we alone cannot cure. That is when the healing power of the Atonement will help. - Boyd K. Packer

2.The power of healing is inherent in the Atonement of Jesus Christ. - Richard G. Scott

3. If we could truly understand the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, we would realize how precious is one son or daughter of God. - M. Russell Ballard


4. Imagine the consoling, liberating, exalting feeling that will come to you when you see the reality of the Atonement and the practical, everyday value of it to you individually - Boyd K. Packer

5. True, enduring happiness, with the accompanying strength, courage, and capacity to overcome the greatest difficulties, will come as you center your life in Jesus Christ. - Richard G. Scott

6. The gift of the Atonement of Jesus Christ provides us at all times and at all places with the blessings of repentance and forgiveness. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf

7. There is hope for the addicted, and this hope comes through the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. - M. Russell Ballard

8. Before we can comprehend the Atonement of Christ, however, we must first understand the Fall of Adam. And before we can understand the Fall of Adam, we must first understand the Creation. These three crucial components of the plan of salvation relate to each other.-Russell M. Nelson

9.We receive the blessings of the Atonement when we repent of our sins and keep the commandments.- Robert D. Hales

10.Because of the Atonement, these consummate blessings can be realized by each of God’s children who obey His eternal laws.-Russell M. Nelson

Family

1. In choosing how we spend time as a family, we should be careful not to exhaust our available time on things that are merely good and leave little time for that which is better or best.- Dallin H. Oaks

2. As your leaders, we call upon members of the Church everywhere to put family first and to identify specific ways to strengthen their individual families.- M. Russell Ballard

3. President Joseph F. Smith made this statement about the priesthood in the home: “In the home the presiding authority is always vested in the father, and in all home affairs and family matters there is no other authority paramount.-Boyd K. Packer

4. The key to strengthening our families is having the Spirit of the Lord come into our homes. The goal of our families is to be on the strait and narrow path. - Robert D. Hales

5. In 1995 the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles issued a proclamation to the world, declaring that “the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children. … Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. … Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, [and] to observe the commandments of God”

6. A family begins when a young man and woman are drawn to one another by an irresistible force of nature. They offer to one another that which distinguishes him as male and her as female, and they want, above all else, to find the one with whom they can completely express their love. They want to have children—to be a family. -Boyd K. Packer

7. There are things vital to the well-being of a family which can be found only by going to Church. There is the priesthood, which empowers a man to lead and bless his wife and children, and covenants which bind them together forever. - Boyd K. Packer

8.Each family has its own special circumstances. But the gospel of Jesus Christ addresses every challenge—which is why we must teach it to our children. -Robert D. Hales

9.Throughout the world, the family is increasingly under attack. If families fail, many of our political, economic, and social systems will also fail. And if families fail, their glorious eternal potential cannot be realized. - Russell M. Nelson

10.“The Family: A Proclamation to the World” and our vast family history efforts are but two evidences of how this Church brings hope and help to the sacred institution of the family. - Russell M. Nelson

Faith

1.Only faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement can bring us peace, hope, and understanding.-Robert D. Hales
2.Faith in God and in His guidance through the Holy Spirit will sustain you in an increasingly more challenging world.-Richard G. Scott
3.Truth, covenants, and ordinances enable us to overcome fear and face the future with faith!-Russell M. Nelson
4.When we choose to follow Christ in faith rather than choosing another path out of fear, we are blessed with a consequence that is consistent with our choice.-Quentin L. Cook
5.While we do not know all the answers, we do know important principles that allow us to face tragedies with faith and confidence.-Quentin L. Cook
6.Go forward in faith in keeping your covenants with God and so claim the promise He has made to you with an oath.-Henry B. Eyring
7.Testimony requires the nurturing by the prayer of faith, the hungering for the word of God in the scriptures, and the obedience to the truth.-Henry B. Eyring
8.Do you, like the pioneers, have the courage and the consistency to be true to the faith and endure to the end?-Dallin H. Oaks
9.We can fortify our foundations of faith, our testimonies of truth, so that we will not falter, we will not fail.-Thomas S. Monson
10.With … faith, we will be able to pray for what we want and appreciate whatever we get. Only with that faith will we pray with the diligence God requires.-Henry B. Eyring

Forgiveness

1.The gift of the Atonement of Jesus Christ provides us at all times and at all places with the blessings of repentance and forgiveness.-Dieter F. Ucthdorft
2.The gospel teaches us that relief from torment and guilt can be earned through repentance. Save for those few who defect to perdition after having known a fulness, there is no habit, no addiction, no rebellion, no transgression, no offense exempted from the promise of complete forgiveness.-Boyd K. Packer
3. The process is called repentance; the destination is forgiveness. -Richard G. Scott
4.“We know that justification [or forgiveness of sins] through the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is just and true;-D. Todd Christofferson
5.Repentance brings salvation through forgiveness, but it does not come automatically.-Richard G. Scott
6.Without repentance there can be no forgiveness, and without forgiveness all the blessings of eternity hang in jeopardy.-L. Tom Perry
7.We have each felt to some extent these spiritual arms around us. We have felt His forgiveness, His love and comfort. The Lord has said, “I am he [who] comforteth you.-Neil L. Andersen
8.The Savior has made it clear that to receive forgiveness you must forgive others their offenses against you.-Richard G. Scott
9.Forgiveness, for example, can be hard to understand, even more difficult to give.-Richard G. Scott
10. As prerequisites to forgiveness, there must first be recognition, remorse, then confession.-Russell M. Nelson

The Holy Ghost

1.These four words—“Receive the Holy Ghost”—are not a passive pronouncement; rather, they constitute a priesthood injunction—an authoritative admonition to act and not simply to be acted upon.- David A. Bednar
2.President Wilford Woodruff called the gift of the Holy Ghost the greatest gift we can receive in mortality. -Dallin H. Oaks
3.We should endeavor to discern when we “withdraw [ourselves] from the Spirit of the Lord” … [and] attend to and learn from the choices and influences that separate us from the Holy Spirit.-David A. Bednar
4.In every language, the Spirit of God—the Holy Ghost—guides, or can guide, every member of the Church.-Boyd K. Packer
5.Let us do whatever is required to qualify for the Holy Ghost as our companion.-Henry B. Eyring
6.Follow the example of Joseph Smith and the pattern of the Restoration. Turn to the scriptures. Kneel in prayer. Ask in faith. Listen to the Holy Ghost.-Robert D. Hales
7.What has been told to me … can be told to you by the Holy Spirit … according to your obedience and desires.-Robert D. Hales
8.Every one of us can be guided by the spirit of revelation and the gift of the Holy Ghost.-Boyd K. Packer
9.The light of belief is within you, waiting to be awakened and intensified by the Spirit of God.-Robert D. Hales
10.We declare it is self-evident from the scriptures that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are separate persons, three divine beings.-Jeffrey R. Holland