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Originally Posted by glow_inthe_dark_girl
It's implied that pornography is a sin that needs to be confesed, there's no need to say it explicit because sins related to the law of chastity are supposed to be confesed to a bishop.. nobody can make you do it if you dont want to, you are not obligated to do so, but if you repented just do it and I asure you that you will feel better.. oh and I think there's a talk of elder Oaks that says its a sin that must be confessed but I couldnt find it..
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Impure thoughts are also included in the law of chastity, but I'm not sure that you need to go to your Bishop every time you have one of those.
I know which talk you are referring to where Oaks talks about the temple rec interviews. The thing is he says if you are "viewing" pornography, not if you have ever viewed it. I'm sure people will jump on me and call me a justificatory sinner, but viewing to me seems more like a current problem as opposed to a problem from the past or a one time viewing.
If you are viewing pornography then you probably shouldn't be going to the temple, but if it's all in the past there is nothing that says you can't go and there is nothing that states that the actual confession of the viewing of pornography to a priesthood authority is the only path to forgiveness. If you are addicted and cannot stop, then yes, a Bishop can certainly help, but I'm still not convinced that if you viewed it and stopped that a confession is necessary.