If you young people would
review a verse of scripture as often as some of
you send text messages, you could soon have
hundreds of passages of scriptures memorized.
Me and my friends
use a group message, which is a text that
everyone can see. There's a group of
about eight of us who share scriptural
thoughts if someone comes across something
they appreciated in their scripture study. Sometimes we'll share
gospel-related pictures. We share conference talks
that would help and uplift us, especially with our
missions coming up. We've usually liked what
we're saying to each other because we're kind
of in the same boat. So kind of the same mind frame,
getting ready for the mission. Every time there's
a scripture shared, I always enjoy looking
it up and reading it. If I'm not reading
my scriptures, I feel like I'm letting
them down or something. We just kind of help and sustain
one another in doing that. And it goes eight
ways, you know? I've been helped by
every single one of them. And I'm sure they've
touched one another as well. Also with Chase, I
remember, after they had lost in the state
tournament football, I texted him and
just kind of said, "Tough luck but
good job," whatever. And he had a scripture
that he shared just to say sports is one
thing, but the gospel is the most important thing. And that's one thing that I
was really impressed with. Who could have imagined
not many years ago that the full standard works
and years of general conference messages would fit
into your pocket? Just having them in your
pocket will not protect you, but studying, pondering,
and listening to them during quiet moments of each
day will enhance communication through the Spirit. Technology, when understood and
used for righteous purposes, need not be a threat but
rather an enhancement to spiritual communication.