THE FIRST COMMANDMENT that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.
WE DECLARE the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.
Mental Floss. “Work at keeping your thoughts clean by thinking of something good. The mind can think of only one thing at a time. Use that fact to crowd out ugly thoughts” (Richard G. Scott, “Making the Right Choices,” Ensign, Nov. 1994, 37). Oct. 2005
Free Filter. Self-discipline—it’s the only sure way to block the evil you might see, hear, or think of repeating. (See Mosiah 4:30.) June 2005
Stand in Holy Places. “Anywhere you are where the Spirit is present can be a holy place.” (Elaine S. Dalton, “Holy Places in Your Life,” New Era, Jan. 2013, 7; see also D&C 87:8.) Jan. 2013
Readings:
- Elder Boyd K. Packer “The Fountain of Life”
- “Birth Control:”
Additional Resources:
- Arm Your Kids for the Battle
- Dallin H. Oaks - Pornography
- Overcoming Pornography
- Boyd K. Packer - Ye Are the Temple of God
- Chastity
- Richard G. Scott - Serious Questions, Serious Answers
- Jeffrey R. Holland - Personal Purity
- Liahona article: Talking to Youth about Pornography
- James E. Faust - How Near To the Angels
- Ensign article: Speaking up for Morality
- Russell M. Nelson - Reverence for Life
- James E. Faust - The Sanctity of Life
