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Elder David A. Bednar of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged young adults to use technology as a tool for righteousness during a Live Instagram broadcast on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

Holding up his mobile phone, he said, “These digital devices are tools; they are neither good nor bad. It depends on how we use them.”

The member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles interacted from his office in Salt Lake City with a small group of eight young adults attending Brigham Young University–Idaho, who asked him questions about the use of technology. The live broadcast was one of several Elder Bednar has done in the past few years.

During the Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults on November 3, Elder Bednar will deliver a message titled “Things as They Are 2.0,” part two of an address he gave 15 years ago in 2009 that focused on the role of digital technology in our lives. During the Live Instagram broadcast, Elder Bednar encouraged young adults to study that message to prepare for his upcoming devotional, which will originate from the campus of BYU–I and be broadcast throughout the world in more than 20 languages.

Read “Things as They Really Are” in Gospel Library or watch it here.

 

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Highlighting Gospel Library and other Church resources “at our fingertips anywhere we are, anytime,” Elder Bednar said that faith in Christ comes from reading, hearing and studying the word of God. Technology provides not just convenience, but is an endless resource for easy access to information and more efficient study.

Rather than mindlessly scrolling or playing “goofy video games” of no value, he encouraged listeners to intentionally access “the incredible wealth of information and light.”

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