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I don't, however I have no problem admitting I'm wrong. Imagining us in a room with Heavenly Father, if Heavenly Father said "you were wrong on this, organic evolution is reaL", I would gladly say "okay, I was wrong. I was feeling like part of Satan's mission is to confuse our identity and connection to God The Father, and I felt some of the angles of organic evolution and how they were taught by the philosophies of men went along with that desire of Satan. But I was wrong, and I can admit it" I have no issue admitting if I'm wrong, at this point in time, with how the Book of Mormon testifies of secret combinations and their power and with how Godless the philosophies of man are and how organic evolution can be used to imply we originated as tiny organisms and grew into these concepts of humans over time (were we not made in the image of God The Father in the pre-earth life?), I get red flags

I love President Benson. I get chills listening to him talk about conspiracy fact and the awful situation we are in. That man understood the Book of Mormon

And do you think we'll receive a new record of scripture from ancient days within the next 100 or so years?

This is what I'm saying but person0, you raise good points that have me pondering the topic's question. Everyone, thanks for the thoughts

Does a human created through cloning have a soul? If it does, does that mean God placed the soul in it and by extension approves of cloning?

You are mocking the leadership of the church's views on what today's youth are experiencing by equating internet porn (instant and free access to sexting, all styles of pornography, easier ways to identify willing individuals for physical or digital sexual interaction) to playboys and VHS tapes You have no idea what you are talking about and when my teenage and young adult children have the opportunity for virtual reality pornography and farther advancements in pornography, I am not going to downplay how much harder they have it compared to what I went through. In seconds, a high schooler or recent graduate can have any sort of sexual stimulation they yearn for. Smart phones and the internet changed things and have turned pornography into an issue it wasn't in previous decades. Edit: If I misunderstood your post, I'm sorry. I couldn't quite tell what you are getting at. The world may have mocked the church's views on pornography over the years you listed, but I don't think many believing members of the church growing up during those years disagreed with the church's stance, they're just addicted and doing destructive things they feel constant compulsion to do I am 29, active in my single's ward and this month I hit three years free from sexual addiction that I was addicted to from 14 to 26. I used to be very involved with my singles ward's anti-pornography program to share my story and be a voice to addicts that they can change and it is eye opening, when you really get involved with those things, to see how many men in your ward are addicted to these things. My bishop is an amazing man. A number of bishops in my stake are involved in this program. None of them play the "we had porn in the 60s-80s too, ya know?" card. Because it's not the same situation. So for people in this thread who want to SINCERELY know (not just throw up their hands and say "pornography was around back in 1975 when I was 18 too! It was the same sort of temptation you kids go through. That can't be the reason missionary numbers are low, it's because millennials are lazy and godless!") why missionary numbers are down, do some research, and you'll find out how big of an issue this is to Mormon youth And if you want to disregard the sexual addictions today's instant access to pornography has caused to Mormon youth, then enjoy the low missionary numbers because you aren't going to make any progress with any sexual addict by telling them "well we could get our hands on playboys. You lot just aren't trying hard enough!" when the smart phone in their pocket can get them connected to any sort of pornography or sexual interaction with a girl their addiction wants, in seconds to an hour.

That is beautiful that all it took for you to stop sexual sinning was one-time repentance and then you were fine. For most people, sexual sin is a monumental addiction that can seem impossible to be free from and you speak as if you have no idea how serious of a problem sexual addiction is to missionary aged men. Some people are addicted to sexual sin for years. They are addicted to practices that would not allow them to serve a mission. So if someone is 18 or 21 or 22 and has spent years trying to break their addiction and they have no faith they are going to change and they are bogged down by the social expectations to serve a mission, what are they to do? Tell every person who says "So when are you going? It's taking a while...."? "Oh, sorry, I'm addicted to masturbation and I've spent years trying to quit and I'm not making progress. So to be honest, I would like to go, but I'm knee deep in this and I don't think I can quit and I can't sit around doing nothing with my life so the prospect of serving a mission is kind of on the back burner and I'm working or going to school and nursing this awful addiction" I guarantee you this is the situation most young men who are not serving missions are in. In my singles' ward, we are flooded with men addicted to such behavior and I'm sure for the high school crowd it's just as bad if not worse

Japan is exploring the ability of growing human organs in animals and cite the positive benefits that can come from this as reason for pressing on in this work. If Japan is doing this, they aren't alone in exploring what can be done through this. Human cloning continues to be something researched and explored. When it comes to this sort of practice, theologically, how does Heavenly Father view this stuff? Is this God's children learning beautiful things about life and how bodies work and discovering ways to help people? Or is this mankind playing God in a way Heavenly Father does not approve of?

OP, many of the youth are addicted to sexual sin and aren't worthy of serving because of that. Older generations need to realize this and stop saying "Well when I was 18 there was no question about going" When you were 18 internet and smart phone pornography did not exist.