An Example of Compassion
Heidi, the woman spotlighted in the following video, is a friend of mine. Just last night I was thinking about her superb example to me of compassion. Heidi has a son with a congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart. Despite that hardship she spends most of her day helping others. She is full of offers to watch others’ children or make unexpected visits to the sick or lonely. Her current calling in her congregation is as the compassionate service leader on the Relief Society...
Read MorePornography Addiction — Personal Stories Index
We want to make it easier to find content about the topic of pornography addiction. Below find a list of the personal stories that have been shared at Mormon Women: Who We Are on this topic. Find links to stories on other websites as well. (If you have a story to share or a link to send, please let us know.) We’ll continue to add content as we find/receive it. Healing from Pornography Addiction: Hope for Addicts, Spouses – includes inspirational art that has helped a couple face the...
Read More"[Pornography's] destructive influence is not greater than God"
We are grateful to Diony for sharing her experience of dealing with her husband’s porn addiction. Hers is an example of how sometimes pornography has so much of a grip that a marriage cannot be saved, but again, we see the message about how walking with and turning to God can make healing possible. (She is now happily married!) Read more of Diony’s insights gained from her journey as the wife of a pornography addict. “God walked it with me. Through Him I found hope....
Read MoreForward with Faith: Finding Strength and Healing in Christ
Today, Sara shares her story about the journey she and her husband have been on as they have faced his pornography addiction. They have made the choice to share their story with the hope that it can help others in a similar situation not feel so alone. She also testifies that because God is there, you are never alone! Sara moderates a private, non-denominational support group online for wives of porn addicts at Cafe Mom. My story starts almost three years ago. I was going through my...
Read MoreForward with Faith: "When Pornography Hits Home" by Bethany
Bethany and her husband made a decision together to share their story about his pornography addiction, how it has affected their lives, and how they are working toward healing. Bethany writes: If you would have asked me before this actually happened, I would have said I would leave my marriage. I’d be crazy not to. But…[after I found out about my husband's addiction] the Spirit told me I needed to go home. I went home and we talked more in depth about the future of us. My husband was...
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