Friday, January 18, 2013

Get out there and do something!!!


"There are conversations going on about the Church constantly. Those conversations will continue whether or not we choose to participate in them. But we cannot stand on the sidelines while others, including our critics, attempt to define what the Church teaches."- This quote is so true! this is true in not only the ongoing "conversation", but it's also true about all aspects of life! if you decide to just sit in the basement and do nothing all day, the world will keep going and won't really lose very much. now, if we ALL did this, the world would stop, because nothing was happening... but we'll ignore that for now ;). while this is fine and dandy, and will maybe make you want to sit in your basement and do nothing now (I know I do!), we can't "stand on the sidelines", we need to get out there, and make a difference! even if it is just teaching others about our church from the perspective of an actual member, not a critic (this can all be done from one's basement :D). while this may not be helping "the world" directly, it helps the church, which then helps the world.



"...You can write to media sites on the Internet that report on the Church and voice your views as to the accuracy of the reports. This, of course, requires that you understand the basic principles of the gospel. It is essential that you are able to offer a clear and correct witness of gospel truths."- this is kind of a part two of the first quote, because teaching others about The Gospel wouldn't do any good if we only knew as much as they did! now, this isn't a knowledge competition, but the other part of this is that we should study the gospel, and live it, because a hypocrite is not a very good teacher.

quotes taken from "Sharing the Gospel Using the Internet"by M, Russel ballard

1 comment:

  1. Yah! "Get off your couch and get on your computer!" -what my mom doesn't tell me.

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