What if the voices shaping your thoughts aren’t neutral, but carefully chosen to affirm you? Ancient scripture offers a haunting parallel to modern algorithms—and a warning about what happens when truth is drowned out by what we want to hear.
Tag: prophets
Russell M. Nelson: Messages of Love, Hope, and Joy in Turbulent Times
On March 31, 2018, I recorded the following brief entry in my journal after Russell M. Nelson was sustained as the 17th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: “I had a powerful experience during the solemn assembly this morning. I absolutely know that Russell M. Nelson is a prophet of God.”…
Give Thanks
Gratitude heals. “And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more” (Doctrine and Covenants 78:19).
Distort. Turn from truth. Twist. Pervert.
Context is important. I was intrigued by a recent article that accused someone of “quote mining”. A new term to me, it basically means to purposefully take “quotes out of context in order to make them seemingly agree with the point of view you are trying to get across.”1 I thought of the quote mining article…
Who Wouldn’t Want More of the Word of God?
Several years ago, as I approached the grounds of the Mesa Arizona Temple for the Easter Pageant, I was handed a piece of anti-Mormon literature. Curious, I opened it and read a little. There was a list of reasons why Mormons are “wrong”. I was amused at all of the reasons. One in particular stated…
A Formula for Hope
Do you ever lose hope because of all the commotion in the world? 1 Nephi 19:24 has a nice formula for hope: (hear ye the words of the prophet) + (liken them unto yourselves) = have hope Let’s break down the formula: Hear ye the words of the prophet The footnote for the word ‘hear’…
We Follow Because We Can See
Disputing or Inquiring? In a previous post, I wrote about how Laman’s and Lemuel’s troubles stemmed from a lack of testimony. As Nephi’s record unfolds, that reality becomes increasingly evident. At the beginning of 1 Nephi 15, Nephi comes upon Laman and Lemuel “disputing one with another” (read: arguing — or at best, debating) about…
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