The conference is a reaction to the clever attempts of Satan to introduce this salacious material into people's minds through films, televisions and now the Internet, he said. President Gordon B. Hinckley said pornography will destroy your home. It will destroy your marriage. One of the problems with pornography is that it advertises only one particular view of sexuality, President Bateman said. It is never more than the physical, he said.
Pornography fails to convey the communication aspects of love.
President Bateman warned those in attendance of the fraudulent nature of pornography. Not only does it teach a basic lie, it is totally antithetical to the Father's plan of salvation and happiness, he said. In a following session of the conference, Wendy Ulrich, Ph.D., extended the dangers of pornography beyond individuals participating to those who maintain relationships with the individuals. Pornography makes spouses feel unattractive, unwanted and used, she said. It produces feelings of intensity instead of intimacy, control instead of safety and obsession instead of trust, Ulrich said.