Sister Julie B. Beck. Seminaries and Institutes of Religion
Satellite Broadcast; August 4, 2009
I’m finding verse 18 interesting: “Thus he did preach unto
them, leading away the hearts of many, causing them to lift up their heads in
their wickedness, yea, leading away many women, and also men, to commit
whoredoms.” A lot of the antifamily messages that you are hearing are targeting
young women. Satan knows that he will never have a body; he will never have a
family. He will target those young women who create the bodies for the future
generations and who should teach the families.
They don’t even know what they’re being taught in the
messages. It’s just seeping in, almost through their pores. Because Satan can’t
have it, he’s luring away many women, and also men, and they’re losing
confidence in their ability to form eternal families.
Korihor was an anti-Christ. Anti-Christ is antifamily. Any
doctrine or principle our youth hear from the world that is antifamily is also
anti-Christ. It’s that clear. They need to know that if it’s antifamily, it’s
anti-Christ. An anti- Christ is antifamily.
Linda S. Reeves, "Worthy of Our Promised
Blessings", October 2015 Conference
Mormon also testified that in Alma’s day, Korihor, the
anti-Christ, “did preach … , leading away the hearts of … many women.”
Sisters, Satan has
raised a Korihor-like banner in our day with increasing success. What are some
of his tools? Seductive romance novels, TV soap operas, married women and old
boyfriends connecting on social media, and pornography. We must be so careful,
dear sisters! We cannot play with Satan’s fiery darts and not get burned. I
know of nothing that will qualify us for the constant companionship of the Holy
Ghost as much as virtue...
When we are involved in watching, reading, or experiencing
anything that is below our Heavenly Father’s standards, it weakens us.
Regardless of our age, if what we look at, read, listen to, or choose to do
does not meet the Lord’s standards in For the Strength of Youth, turn it off,
rip it up, throw it out, and slam the door.
