a. Minimize the Importance of our Bodies – Virtual Reality
i. Jeopardize our physical well-being for an adrenaline rush
· “Putting at risk the very instrument God has given us to receive the learning experiences of mortality-merely to pursue a thrill or some supposed fun, to bolster ego, or to gain acceptance-truly minimizes the importance of our physical bodies.”
ii. Fidelity- the similarity between reality and a representation of reality
· High fidelity + Bad Purposes = Spiritual Danger
· “Today I raise an apostolic voice of warning about the potentially stifling, suffocating, suppressing, and constraining impact of some kinds of cyberspace interactions and experiences upon our souls.”
iii. Temptation to disconnect gradually & physically from things as they really are
· Essentially- thinking & acting as if we were in our premortal, unembodied state
· Miss the richness of person-to-person communication
· Innocent entertainment becomes enslavement
· This is how we become “past feeling”
· We should not squander and damage authentic relationships by obsessing over contrived ones
b. Anonymity
i. “Apostasy is not anonymous simply because it occurs in a blog or through a fabricated identity in a chat room or virtual world. Immoral thoughts, words, and deeds always are immoral, even in cyberspace.”
c. Two Questions:
i. Does the use of various technologies and media invite or impede the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost in your life?
ii. Does the time you spend using various technologies and media enlarge or restrict your capacity to live, to love, and to serve in meaningful ways?
2) The Rising Generation
a. “God has reserved spirits for this dispensation who have the courage and determination to face the world, and all the powers of the evil one, visible and invisible, to proclaim the Gospel, and maintain the truth, and establish and build up the Zion of our God, fearless of all consequences. He has sent these spirits in this generation to lay the foundation of Zion never more to be overthrown, and to raise up a seed that will be righteous, and that will honor God, and honor him supremely, and be obedient to him under all circumstances.”
b. Obedience-
i. 1997- “The youth of this generation have a greater capacity for obedience than any previous generation.” -Maxwell
ii. the primary weapon against evil
iii. opens door to constant companionship of the Holy Ghost
· spiritual gifts and abilities
· enable us to:
a. avoid deception
b. see, feel, know, understand, & remember things as they really are
“To be ‘encircled about eternally in the arms of his love’ will be a real and not a virtual experience.”
i. Jeopardize our physical well-being for an adrenaline rush
· “Putting at risk the very instrument God has given us to receive the learning experiences of mortality-merely to pursue a thrill or some supposed fun, to bolster ego, or to gain acceptance-truly minimizes the importance of our physical bodies.”
ii. Fidelity- the similarity between reality and a representation of reality
· High fidelity + Bad Purposes = Spiritual Danger
· “Today I raise an apostolic voice of warning about the potentially stifling, suffocating, suppressing, and constraining impact of some kinds of cyberspace interactions and experiences upon our souls.”
iii. Temptation to disconnect gradually & physically from things as they really are
· Essentially- thinking & acting as if we were in our premortal, unembodied state
· Miss the richness of person-to-person communication
· Innocent entertainment becomes enslavement
· This is how we become “past feeling”
· We should not squander and damage authentic relationships by obsessing over contrived ones
b. Anonymity
i. “Apostasy is not anonymous simply because it occurs in a blog or through a fabricated identity in a chat room or virtual world. Immoral thoughts, words, and deeds always are immoral, even in cyberspace.”
c. Two Questions:
i. Does the use of various technologies and media invite or impede the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost in your life?
ii. Does the time you spend using various technologies and media enlarge or restrict your capacity to live, to love, and to serve in meaningful ways?
2) The Rising Generation
a. “God has reserved spirits for this dispensation who have the courage and determination to face the world, and all the powers of the evil one, visible and invisible, to proclaim the Gospel, and maintain the truth, and establish and build up the Zion of our God, fearless of all consequences. He has sent these spirits in this generation to lay the foundation of Zion never more to be overthrown, and to raise up a seed that will be righteous, and that will honor God, and honor him supremely, and be obedient to him under all circumstances.”
b. Obedience-
i. 1997- “The youth of this generation have a greater capacity for obedience than any previous generation.” -Maxwell
ii. the primary weapon against evil
iii. opens door to constant companionship of the Holy Ghost
· spiritual gifts and abilities
· enable us to:
a. avoid deception
b. see, feel, know, understand, & remember things as they really are
“To be ‘encircled about eternally in the arms of his love’ will be a real and not a virtual experience.”
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