by Larry Richman | May 23, 2019
The Church has published a new video “How to Face an Addiction to Pornography.” It is one in a series of His Grace videos. “I can quit whenever I want.” Steve never thought of himself as an addict. He thought that his problem would eventually go away—maybe...
by Larry Richman | Apr 23, 2019
The Truple app provides simple but effective accountability software to protect your family from pornography or other undesirable online content. It randomly captures screenshots and shares them with your family, spouse, or another person you designate. Whether...
by Larry Richman | Jan 14, 2019
The Utah Coalition Against Pornography will hold its annual conference, “Empowered to Change” on Saturday, February 23, 2019, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. Note: These is also a...
by Larry Richman | Nov 7, 2018
BYU-Idaho student Josh Peters was 11 years old the first time he viewed pornography and he instantly became addicted. That led to 7 years of pornography addiction, shame, broken relationships, and secrecy. But, over the years, he learned to fight the addiction through...
by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2018
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched a new Addressing Pornography website that offers a more helpful and hopeful approach for people wanting protection, help, and healing from pornography use. AddressingPornography.lds.org—which...
by Larry Richman | Apr 10, 2018
The article “3 Ways LDS Leaders Can Help Kids Who Have Seen Pornography” in Leading LDS gives great counsel on how parents and leaders can help teens. Here are some key points from the article: Help teens recognize the feelings, thoughts, and environments...
by Larry Richman | Feb 9, 2018
The Utah Coalition Against Pornography will hold its annual conference, “It Starts With Us” on Saturday, March 10, 2018, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference will provide...
by Larry Richman | Dec 26, 2017
Did your child get a new phone or tablet this Christmas? Do you know what is accessible on that device? Accountability is the key to avoiding pornography and teaching our children how to thrive in the digital age. I have written before about Covenant Eyes, a...
by Larry Richman | Aug 18, 2017
The article “Eight Strategies to Help Children Reject Pornography” (text, PDF) in this month’s Ensign gives four simple steps to teach children what to do if they encounter pornography: close their eyes, shut down the device, tell an adult, and...
by Larry Richman | Aug 16, 2017
“The more I focused on the teachings of Jesus Christ, the more I became resistant to temptation.” That’s the message in an article in this month’s New Era magazine. The girl explains how she was exposed to pornography at age 10 and after that,...
by Larry Richman | Feb 10, 2017
Sex is highly glorified in our culture. Between risqué ads and promiscuous characters, the average American will see 15,000 sexual references a year on television alone. Many popular shows like Game of Thrones are pornographic, yet millions of Americans, both...
by Larry Richman | Feb 1, 2017
Did your son or daughter get a new mobile device for Christmas? If so, have you talked with them about using it appropriately and avoiding inappropriate things? Here are a few tips that may help: Family Safeguards Has your family discussed together the benefits and...
by Larry Richman | Aug 10, 2016
On this site, I maintain an ongoing page that lists resources in overcoming pornography. I know that pornography is a big problem in the world today, and it is growing bigger. One of the best programs I’ve seen to help your family stay clear of pornography is...
by Larry Richman | Jun 1, 2016
At this year’s conference of the Utah Coalition Against Pornography, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said that pornography has become a public health crisis worthy of the same alarm and attention given to a medical epidemic. He said that pornography represents “the...
by Larry Richman | Mar 7, 2016
“Uniting to Overcome Pornography” is a conference to be held March 12, 2016, in Salt Lake City by the Utah Coalition Against Pornography. The conference will include sessions on recovery, teaching children and teens about the harms of pornography, and the...
