The ChurchofJesusChrist.org website has an entire section dedicated to addressing pornography. There are subsections for individuals, spouses, parents, and leaders. Included in these sections are many short videos, which are also available now on YouTube. We have collected them here for easy reference and sharing. They are divided across seven pages to make page loading easier for the viewer.
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Escaping Shame and Feeling God’s Love through Pornography Recovery
Forgiveness in Overcoming Pornography
Why Can’t I Stop Using Pornography?
How Repentance Can Help You Overcome Pornography
What Draws Me to Use Pornography Even Though I Know It’s Wrong?
Honesty and Humility in Overcoming Pornography
How Long Does It Take to Recover from Pornography?
How to Be Honest and Rebuild Trust When Overcoming Pornography
Replacing Shame with Hope When Overcoming a Pornography Problem
How to Help Your Child Repent After Using Pornography
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Escaping Shame and Feeling God’s Love through Pornography Recovery
Struggling with pornography use can make us feel unworthy of God’s love and forgiveness. However, we are children of Heavenly Father, who loves us. God doesn’t want us to feel shame or to believe that we are too far gone for His forgiveness. He wants us to recognize our mistakes and turn to Him. Instead of letting our pornography problem pull us away from God, we can pray, repent, and change.
Forgiveness in Overcoming Pornography
All things are possible through Jesus Christ and His Atonement, including overcoming a pornography problem. As we spend time coming to know the Savior, our love for Him will grow as will our desire to follow Him. Seek to learn about the Atonement and about repentance. We all need the gift of forgiveness.
Why Can’t I Stop Using Pornography?
People try a variety of things to recover from pornography when it is hard to stop. It can be helpful to be honest with ourselves about what leads us to use pornography. Many people use pornography as a coping mechanism for stress or other difficult emotions. When we are honest about the reasons we use pornography, we can make changes in our behavior.
How Repentance Can Help You Overcome Pornography
It is possible to repent and leave pornography use in your past. Sincere repentance means that we experience a change of heart. It is about more than just changing our behavior. We can work with Jesus Christ to change.
What Draws Me to Use Pornography Even Though I Know It’s Wrong?
The reasons why people use pornography are different for each person. They may be connected to different biological, psychological, social, and spiritual influences in your life. Before you can successfully change your behavior and quit using pornography, you most likely will need to understand why you personally use pornography. After you identify the need leading you to pornography, you can discover how to meet the need in a healthy way.The reasons why people use pornography are different for each person. They may be connected to different biological, psychological, social, and spiritual influences in your life. Before you can successfully change your behavior and quit using pornography, you most likely will need to understand why you personally use pornography. After you identify the need leading you to pornography, you can discover how to meet the need in a healthy way.
Honesty and Humility in Overcoming Pornography
Honesty and humility are key to overcoming a porn problem. Although we may feel a lot of shame, being humble and honest with ourselves, God, and others can help us escape shame and denial and find the help we need.
How Long Does It Take to Recover from Pornography?
Overcoming pornography is a lifestyle change. Living in recovery from pornography is not just about sobriety and abstinence—it’s about changing your thought process and the ways you deal with stress. Jesus Christ and His Atonement can help us change as we do all that we can do. Overcoming pornography is a process as we change our hearts and minds.
How to Be Honest and Rebuild Trust When Overcoming Pornography
When we feel remorse for our actions and talk openly and honestly with others, we are taking the first step in the process of repentance and recovery. As we are honest, we can rebuild trust with our friends, family members, and spouse. God loves you and will speak to you. As we become more honest and submissive with God, Jesus Christ and the enabling power of the Atonement will help us heal.
Replacing Shame with Hope When Overcoming a Pornography Problem
We can find hope when overcoming pornography by believing that change is possible and by trying again when we slip up. It may not be realistic to think that we will never relapse or make a mistake with pornography again. It is more important to decide that we will turn to God and try again every time we do slip up. Being resilient and continuing to try will lead us to improve.
How to Help Your Child Repent After Using Pornography
Teach your child the power in repentance, especially after they have used porn. Trials and challenges are a natural part of life, and they help us learn that we must rely on others and on our Heavenly Father. Know that you can’t fix your children’s challenges, but you can be there to support them.
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