Unit 4: Law of Chastity

This blog post is going to be short and sweet. It is all about the Law of Chastity. The best way to talk about this is to just place some quotes.

·         “Intimate relations are proper only between a man and a woman in the marriage relationship prescribed in God’s plan. Such relations are not merely a curiosity to be explored, an appetite to be satisfied, or a type of recreation or entertainment to be pursued selfishly. They are not a conquest to be achieved or simply an act to be performed. Rather, they are in mortality one of the ultimate expressions of our divine nature and potential and a way of strengthening emotional and spiritual bonds between husband and wife.”- Elder Bednar

·         “Pornographic or erotic stories and pictures are worse than filthy or polluted food. The body has defenses to rid itself of unwholesome food. With a few fatal exceptions, bad food will only make you sick but do no permanent harm. In contrast, a person who feasts upon filthy stories or pornographic or erotic pictures and literature records them in this marvelous retrieval system we call a brain. The brain won’t vomit back filth. Once recorded, it will always remain subject to recall, flashing its perverted images across your mind and drawing you away from the wholesome things in life.”- Elder Scott

·         “You can’t please God without upsetting Satan, so you will get pressure from those he tempts to do wrong.” –Elder Richard G. Scott

If you do have a problem with pornography, we get 4 steps from Elder Scott. First you have to acknowledge the evil. You cannot defend or justify it. Only you can convince yourself that this is bad. Second you have to seek the help of the Lord and His servants. The bishopric and the stake presidency is there for our help. Utilize them. Third is do everything you can to avoid pornography. If there is a certain time you view pornography, make sure you are somewhere where that can’t happen. Be like Joseph of Egypt, not accommodating any degree of temptation. When you avoid and prevent sin, there is nothing to worry about. And lastly, you have no need to patronize pornography. Don’t purchase anything that helps it. You need to not support it. If you do these things all will be well.