Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The ever buisy leaders
The way the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has instructed its members has gradually changed and expanded though time. At first the prophet directly taught everyone. As the church grew the prophet could only visit the members from time to time, which grew less frequent as the number of people steadily increased. Technology evolved and the church could send images of the prophet and apostles all over the world through television and the internet. For some, these broadcasts are the only chance to see the leaders of the church. L Tom Perry's article "Thou Shalt Give Heed unto All His Words", and Lubeck's "The Church and Computers: Using Tools the Lord has Provided" really show how pervasive technology has become in disseminating the word of the Lord to his followers. And only through the continued wise use of technology will members be able to interact with their leaders.
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I completely agree, and I think it's safe to say that every technological advancement has somehow been used to further the work of the church. Everything from the printing press to twitterstake has somehow helped spread the gospel here on earth.
thanks for that catch, its easy to miss such little typos.
ReplyDeleteFor the first year-and-a-half of my mission, we couldn't watch General Conference, we'd just get the Liahona a few weeks later and realize that it had already happened. Now, thanks not only to technological breakthroughs, but in technology getting cheaper, members all over my mission can actually watch Conference, either at home on the Internet or at their local church.
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