I think one of Satan’s
greatest traps is found in the deception that something isn't quite as bad as
it seems. This snare is one that has entrapped
thousands and thousands of good people over the history of time, and it
continues to work over and over again.
The prophets and leaders of the Church shout from the roof tops to avoid
the dangers of pornography, that it “is like a raging storm, destroying individuals and
families, utterly ruining what was once wholesome and beautiful” (Gordon
B. Hinckley). It is time that we stop
listening to the condoning and justifying voice of the world that spreads a
message of the innocence, meaninglessness, and harmlessness of engaging in
pornographic materials, and instead heed the voice of warning of the prophets
of the Lord. Just as a rattlesnake is
not known for its soothing rattling sound, but rather its deadly bite,
pornography is not simply books, movies, and reading material, it has a toxic,
venomous, and lethal nature to it. The
warning of the prophets is not one that should be cast aside as old-fashioned
or out-dated. Rather, we should sound
the alarms and raise our guard against it, fortify our families, and protect
our homes from the deadly disease of pornography.
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