The Sanctity of Life

Readings

 * 1) "The devil has no power over us only as we permit him; the moment we revolt at anything which comes from God, the devil takes power."
 * 2) "If the adversary cannot entice us to misuse our physical bodies, then one of his most potent tactics is to beguile you and me as embodied spirits to disconnect gradually and physically from things as they really are."
 * 3) "For in those days there shall also arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch, that, if possible, they shall deceive the very elect, who are the elect according to the covenant..."

Session 12

 * 1) "...our illusions are the very house in which we live; they are our news, our heroes, our adventure, our forms of art, our very existence..."
 * 2) "In the extravagance of our expectations and in out ever increasing power, we transform elusive dreams into graspable images within with each of us can fit."
 * 3) "Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder."

Podcast 4

 * 1) "It is far more difficult to be of one heart and mind than to be physically one."
 * 2) "The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth. Light and truth forsake that evil one."
 * 3) "Love can make the difference- love generously given in childhood and reaching through the awkward years of youth... and encouragement that is quick to compliment and slow to criticize."

Deep Dive 3

 * 1) “…the sacred intimacy described by these apostles and prophets of God is central to the Father's plan. It is not merely an appetite to be satisfied; it is not a form of recreation or a type of entertainment to be selfishly pursued; it is not a curiosity to be explored; it is not a conquest to be achieved; and it is not simply an act to be performed. Rather, intimacy in mortality should be a grand expression of the love and deep commitment an individual has for his or her spouse, an outward expression of the inner desire to become one, and the ultimate expression of our divine nature and potential.”
 * 2) “We cannot avoid seeing every improper billboard or immodestly dressed person, but we can drive out the improper thought once it arises. The sin is not in involuntarily seeing something improper; the sin is in entertaining the thought once it comes.”
 * 3) “…is that Satan tries to get men to misuse these sexual powers as well as some preventive types of things that we can do to protect ourselves so that we would never stumble or fall or break the law of chastity in any degree. Remember, it is not just a suggestion to be chaste, but it is the law.”