tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post4704654025507135228..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: A Long, Frank Post about Porn and How We Often Mishandle It in the LDS ChurchPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-42171066208686976882014-06-05T19:10:57.686-04:002014-06-05T19:10:57.686-04:00I really liked Sister Reeves talk. I thought she ...I really liked Sister Reeves talk. I thought she was really positive.<br /><br />For example: <br /><br />"One reason we are here on earth is to learn to manage the passions and feelings of our mortal bodies. These God-given feelings help us want to marry and have children. The intimate marriage relationship between a man and a woman that brings children into mortality is also meant to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-66135200075246417192014-06-04T16:51:39.403-04:002014-06-04T16:51:39.403-04:00I think the horror with which such indiscretions a...I think the horror with which such indiscretions are met by spouses triggers the reactions of others in authority, but the root of this is in the extent to which women in the church have become de-sexualised. We have come to see sexuality as evidence of our fallen state which is of course doctrinally mistaken.<br />I really look forward to the day when we can all take responsibility for our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-61285826773510662022014-05-29T16:17:04.743-04:002014-05-29T16:17:04.743-04:00Greg, the short answer is, "Yes." I cou...Greg, the short answer is, "Yes." I could have written a different post about masturbation. <br /><br />Anonymous, if all local leaders followed the handbook properly, the statement would be incorrect, and I should have included that aspect in the original post. (I will update it to make that point.) Unfortunately, not all do, so the statement is correct. It ought not be, according Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-21574731560340516372014-05-29T15:16:34.429-04:002014-05-29T15:16:34.429-04:00"On the other hand, official discipline and p..."On the other hand, official discipline and punishment often is the track taken in dealing with viewing pornography - even if there is no abuse or other actionable issue involved." This is an incorrect statement. Handbook 1 expressly states no disciplinary councils are to be held for those struggling with pornography. See Handbook 1, 6.7.1 Or word of wisdom or masturbation, for that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-76571297141952017862014-05-29T15:06:42.895-04:002014-05-29T15:06:42.895-04:00Is there any place for a discussion on masturbatio...Is there any place for a discussion on masturbation on this topic. I would surmise that many members, convinced of the evils of masturbation, do anything they can to not "touch" but try to alleviate the urge by looking elsewhere. Oftentimes that leads them to the internet and the slippery slope begins. If the Church destigmatized masturbation and acknowledged its place as a "safetyGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056103715380029386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-49945538559735695732014-05-29T12:25:13.290-04:002014-05-29T12:25:13.290-04:00I shared the following in a private message to a f...I shared the following in a private message to a friend: <br /><br />"Porn can become a real addiction in many cases, although it is not in many others. Addictions are difficult to overcome. Results can't happen immediately in most cases, and, just like alcoholism, some people will have to fight it the rest of their lives. It will be their own "thorn of the flesh". We simply Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.com