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Old 09-12-2007, 04:06 PM   #19
Jeff Lebowski
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Originally Posted by myboynoah View Post
I gave the Law of Chastity lesson this past Sunday. Must be a CG thing.

Having witnessed the disintegration of the marriages and accompanying pain of four couples very close to me (all in the temple--I was there for three of them, all starting with such promise, all with children still in the home) due in part to infidelity, it seemed particularly pertinent.

Didn't have much time and tried to focus primarily on maintaining a home environment (husband to wife, father to children) that would prevent people from going down the path that led to the unhappiness I see in the aforementioned couples. Brief mention of porn, no mention of homosexuality (the gay folks got a break), and heavy emphasis on respect for spouse and preparing kids to understand the hows, whats, and whys of the Law of Chastity.
I have made a few presentations in the past to wards on fifth-sundays. I take a bit of a unique angle. I try to convey to parents how absurd it is to have an open, unfiltered, and unregulatated internet connection with kids in the house, especially teenage boys. I try to convince them that it just isn't realistic to tell your kids "don't go to bad sites" and expect them to be able to resist. It's not a fair fight. The bulk of my presentation is on educating them on the technological side of setting up and monitoring a filter. And other software/utilities for monitoring computer activities.
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