FW: Daily Gems: Qualifying to Have the Spirit of the Lord with Us

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Subject: Daily Gems: Qualifying to Have the Spirit of the Lord with Us

> Daily Gems
> Qualifying to Have the Spirit of the Lord with Us
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>
> "The scriptures repeatedly teach that the Spirit of the Lord will not
> dwell in an unclean tabernacle. When we worthily partake of the sacrament,
> we are promised that we will 'always have his Spirit to be with
> [us].' To qualify for that promise we covenant that we will
> 'always remember him' (D&C 20:77). Those who seek out and use
> pornography for sexual stimulation obviously violate that covenant. They
> also violate a sacred covenant to refrain from unholy and impure
> practices.
> They cannot have the Spirit of the Lord to be with them."
> Topics:
> worthiness, pornography, spirituality
>
> (Dallin H. Oaks, "Pornography," Ensign, May 2005, 88)
>
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