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Blessing and a Curse
In Elder Bednar’s addresses “Things
as They Really Are” and “To Sweep the Earth as With a Flood” he describes two
divergent paths we can take in our use of technology. We can use it as a means of escaping reality
and disconnecting gradually and physically from our lives, or we can use it to
spread gospel messages filled with love, righteousness and truth throughout the
world.
Through
advances in technology, we now have access to a vast and valuable array of
gospel resources. We also have at our
fingertips the ability to share our knowledge and testimonies of the gospel
with a broad and diverse audience. But
these great opportunities are also accompanied by many dangerous traps and
hazards. Modern technology exposes us to
countless sources of misinformation, temptation and harmful messages. It can also cause us to disengage from our
families and friends, and to lose the blessings and happiness that can only
come from human interaction and personal relationships. The danger of addiction
and evil that can come from television, movies, music, videogames, social media
and the internet is undeniable. Satan
uses modern technology to encourage us to think and act as if we were like him,
in a premortal, unembodied state. Addictive use of media can cause you forget
the importance of your body and not see the benefits of eye to eye
communication.
However,
I think the opportunities of technology to be used for good far outnumber the
ways it can be damaging. If we are wary of the dangers and understand that they
are very real, we can avoid them and instead spread the gospel in an
unprecedented magnitude. All we need is the guidance and inspiration from the
holy ghost so that our use of technology will serve as a blessing rather than a
curse.
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