I love technology.
It's great!
(By the way, I hope some of you are singing the song, "I love technology..." from the Napoleon Dynamite Movie.)
But how much time do we spend on Facebook? Computer games? Video games? Texting? Do we use our phones as an extension of our arm?
"All beings who have bodies have power over those who have not... The devil has no power over us only as we permit him; the moment we revolt at anything which comes from God, the devil takes power.”
Each of us have our own physical body. We have the opportunity to progress, grow, learn, develop, love, laugh, smile, cry.... just throw all your emotions in there somewhere. I'm grateful for my body and I bet you are too!
But Satan, he has none of those things. He will never enjoy those blessings. Because he lacks a body, he would do anything to get us to harm, defile, or disconnect from our body. He has taken the wonderful gift of technology, and used it to pull us away from the present. We now live in a cyber world. If we are not careful with our time in this cyber universe, then we begin to disconnect from our present self. We forget how to have lasting conversations face to face. We lose track of time, and become dull to our physical responsibilities.
Each of us have our own physical body. We have the opportunity to progress, grow, learn, develop, love, laugh, smile, cry.... just throw all your emotions in there somewhere. I'm grateful for my body and I bet you are too!
But Satan, he has none of those things. He will never enjoy those blessings. Because he lacks a body, he would do anything to get us to harm, defile, or disconnect from our body. He has taken the wonderful gift of technology, and used it to pull us away from the present. We now live in a cyber world. If we are not careful with our time in this cyber universe, then we begin to disconnect from our present self. We forget how to have lasting conversations face to face. We lose track of time, and become dull to our physical responsibilities.
In a video conference, Elder Bednar talked about the addictions of technology. We are so blessed to have technological advances. But we MUST be wary and careful. We cannot let ourselves be consumed by them. In his address, he posed the following questions. I invite you to read them, think about them, answer them honestly, and re-evaluate the time you spend in front of a screen.
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