STEPS IN OVERCOMING MASTURBATION
Mark E. Petersen
Council of the 12 Apostles
Be assured that you can be cured of your difficulty. Many have been, both male and female, and you can be also if you determine that it must be so.
This determination is the first step. That is where we begin. You must decide that you will end this practice, and when you make that decision, the problem will be greatly reduced at once.
But it must be more than a hope or a whish, more than knowing that it is good for you. It must be actually a DECISION. If you truly make up your mind that you will be cured, then you will have the strength to resist any tendencies which you may have and any temptations which may come to you.
After you have made this decision, then observe the following specific guidelines:
A Guide to Self-Control:
1. Never touch the intimate parts of your body except during normal toilet processes.
2. Avoid being alone as much as possible. Find good company and stay in this good company.
3. If you are associated with other persons having this same problem, YOU MUST BREAK OFF THEIR FRIENDSHIP. Never associate with other people having the same weakness. Don’t suppose that two of you will quit together, you never will.You must get away from people of that kind. Just to be in their presence will keep your problem foremost in your mind.
The problem must be taken OUT OF YOUR MIND for that is where it really exists. Your mind must be on other and more wholesome things.
4. When you bathe, do not admire yourself in a mirror. Never stay in the bath more than five or six minutes — just long enough to bathe and dry and dress AND THEN GET OUT OF THEBATHROOM into a room where you will have some member of your family present.
5. When in bed, if that is where you have your problem for the most part, dress yourself for the night so securely that you cannot easily touch your vital parts, and so that it would be difficult and time consuming for you to remove those clothes. By the time you started to remove protective clothing you would have sufficiently controlled your thinking that the temptation would leave you.
6. If the temptation seems overpowering while you are in bed, GET OUT OF BED AND GO INTO THE KITCHEN AND FIX YOURSELF A SNACK, even if it is in the middle of the night, and even if you are not hungry, and despite your fears of gaining weight. The purpose behind this suggestion is that you GET YOUR MIND ON SOMETHING ELSE. You are the subject of your thoughts, so to speak.
7. Never read pornographic material. Never read about your problem. Keep it out of mind. Remember — “First a thought, then an act.” The thought pattern must be changed. You must not allow this problem to remain in your mid. When you accomplish that, you soon will be free of the act.
8. Put wholesome thoughts into your mind at all times. Read good books — Church books — Scriptures — Sermons of the Brethern [sic, Cistern too?]. Make a daily habit of reading at least one chapter of Scripture, preferably from one of the four Gospels in the New Testament, or the Book of Mormon. The four Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — above anything else in the Bible can be helpful because of their uplifting qualities.
9. Pray. But when you pray, don’t pray about this problem, for that will tend to keep [it] in your mind more than ever. Pray for faith, pray for understanding of the Scriptures, pray for the Missionaries, the General Authorities, your friends, your families, BUT KEEP THE PROBLEM OUT OF YOUR MIND BY NOT MENTIONING IT EVER — NOT IN CONVERSATION WITH OTHERS, NOT IN YOUR PRAYERS. KEEP IT OUT of your mind!
The attitude of a person toward his problem has an affect on how easy it is to overcome. It is essential that a firm commitment be made to control the habit. As a person understands his reasons for the behavior, and is sensitive to the conditions or situations that may trigger a desire for the act, he develops the power to control it.
We are taught that our bodies are temples of God, and are to be clean so that the Holy Ghost may dwell within us. Masturbation is a sinful habit that robs one of the Spirit and creates guilt and emotional stress. It is not physically harmful unless practiced in the extreme. It is a habit that is totally self-centered, and secretive, and in no way expresses the proper use of the procreative power given to man to fulfill eternal purposes. It therefore separates a person from God and defeats the gospel plan.
This self-gratifying activity will cause one to lose his self-respect testimony becomes weak, and missionary work and other Church callings become burdensome.
Keep a positive mental attitude. You can win this fight! The joy and strength you will feel when you do will give your whole life a radiant and spiritual glow of satisfaction and fulfillment.
The reluctant and young ones are missing in action. Whatever happened to the uber hot ReluctantYoungMen.com!? Rich, we hope everything’s fine!
UPDATE:
The site is working fine! Seems like the access problem lies on our side. For some reason the site wouldn’t load unless we access it via Anonymizer. Hmm. Thanks Rich!
Hi literary blokes! This is a ‘lil note to let you guys know that our Fiction section is currently undergoing maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
After a very successful trip to Barcelona, the MAP team got back to London to be welcomed by Jason, a jaw-dropping 6 foot stunner from Prague who had seen their work and was very keen to audition for them!
One slight hitch though…they found out that he was straight, but like true professionals, Rico wasn’t about to give up and let that get in the way. Jason would only let Rico touch him if the camera was turned off. Luckily for us, the sexy bloke didn’t know they had another camera filming from the corner of the room!!!
AWESOME cum pics you don’t wanna miss after the jump!
Scotty is one of those oh so adorable straight guys who really loves to show it all off no matter who is looking. Soon as the camera started clicking he was immediately aroused yet relaxed. Scotty admits he loves his body and that he loves sex. He loves sex with partners and he loves sex with himself. Either way he just loves sex. Scotty was naturally toned and muscular. He has a great cock and a really nice blonde red bush that just frames it perfectly. You are going to love Scotty in his photos and his upcoming video cos Randy says he’s quite the SHOOTER!
More pictures after the jump!
Jack was referred by a member who has an insatiable desire for straight Marines. When Rob’s friend showed him Jack’s pictures, he knew immediately that he had to have this stud puppy come in for some video work! Jack is only 19 but has a very open mind and really doesn’t give a fuck what hole he sticks his dick in as long as it’s warm and he gets paid.
He was pretty relaxed when he came in for the shoot and he came with a friend of his who was also a stud and wanted to get in for some work. Stay tuned! This video was shot a little differently from the others. Rob had the friend who referred Jack to actually shoot the video since he has had experience with a camera.
He has this little vein that protrudes from his shaft when it’s hard and loved getting his dick sucked. Rob sucked him on the bed, sucked him standing up, and got face-fucked!
He finally got Jack on the bed with his hands behind his head and pounded his dick with no mercy till the spooge says “Hello World”.
(We are a tad late as MilitaryClassified.com usually updates on a Friday. But we realised the video was not completely uploaded so we did not want to do this entry until it’s all sorted ‘cos you know, everyone wants the MONEY SHOT! Thanks Rob! Most brilliant update!)
Devin is a 21-year-old skater who spends countless hours outdoors with his buddies. When he’s not outside, he’s inside working in a furniture manufacturing plant. You can tell how in-shape skating keeps him and he’s very proud to show off his body. He currently has a girlfirend that he’s very committed to. He’s probably keeping her very happy. He’s a very laid-back and easy to get along with type of individual who has no problem “satisfying” in the bedroom…and if you don’t believe that last part, take a look at the size of his dick.
Enjoy Devin as he takes care of himself during his own private time.
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The man scouts from MAP have recently made a very successful trip up to Barcelona. Axel, is one of their discoveries and has instantly become a definite MAP favourite! Watch out for plenty more action from this amazing guy.
We also find Axel to resemble Dermot Mulroney (of My Best Friend’s Wedding fame)! Hot!
More of Axel in FLACCID and TURGID state after the jump.
Wade was helping out at one of SeanCody.com’s bar events when he saw a promotional clip of Patrick in action playing on the big screen. Let’s just say that definitely got Wade’s attention.
Even though Wade had promised his boyfriend that he would stop making films, he said this was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. After showing the clip of Patrick to his man, Wade was granted the ‘okay’ for one last film. Two weeks later, he was here fucking the shit out of Patrick.
Patrick has come a long way from the days when he simply surfed and banged chicks. He remains wild about his girlfriend(s), but as you can see, he also gets a big kick out of being with the guys.
We’ve been digging through the steep stash of video clips on ClubAmateurUSA through the past few months. There’s so much to get through! And we’re feeling spent! LOL.
We’re pleased to have found our favourite video from the archives. This is one of the earlier videos from CAUSA, but as you can tell, it’s HOT right from the start.
Will is a blond-haired, blue-eyed, 18-year-old beauty (although we’re not very sure about that leopard-print g-string!!).
Will’s toy video started out pretty staid. By his body movements and labored breathing you can tell he was enjoying himself. Around the 39th minute of shooting, things started to heat up! Will began thrusting his hips in the air, gyrating, throwin’ his head back & forth, and moanin’ & groanin’. And you thought he was about to nut? Boy howdy, would you be wrong. Will finally came about 18 minutes after that all began with the slim vibrator pulsating in his asshole, driving a pump of cumworks into the air!
PHAW!!
