Step One: Honesty

“Our will in competition to God’s will allows desires,
appetites, and passions to go unbridled (see Alma 38:12;
3 Nephi 12:30).

A list of what is important to me

• My relationship with my wife
• My relationship with my children
• My success at work
• My success as disciple of Christ
• My sucess as a friend to those around me
• My success as a member of my extended family

What I believe

• Jesus Christ is our Savior
• We are all children of God
• Christ will forgive us of our sins
• Women deserve my respect, protection, and admiration
• Sexuality is a private, personal, intimate thing
• Living Worthy of the Gift of the Holy Ghost is essential to my personal, professional, and spiritual success.

What I Lose by indulging in pornography

• I lose a sense of intimacy with my wife
• I lose the peaceful, strengthening, reassuring support of the Holy Ghost
• I lose my credibility as a father, as a disciple, as a leader.
• I lose my ability to choose.
• I lose my ability to focus on work, or on my relationships with my children and my wife.

As I become more willing to abstain and admit the problems I face, my pride will gradually be replaced with humility.