Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

Why does the music I listen to matter?

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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How many times today have you heard music?  Think about it.  Did you wake up to music from your alarm clock?  Was it on during your drive to work or school this morning?  Did you hear it in the hallways before class?  Did you hear it in class at some point? Did you have your IPOD on and heard it when you should have been listening in class ? Or maybe your cell phone went off to the tune of a song? Did you pay attention as you walked into a store or a restaurant—because music was probably playing? What about in the background of a TV show?

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LDS WHY: Why can’t I watch whatever I want?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

In August of 2001, President Henry B. Eyring gave a remarkable prophecy. He said that LDS youth cannot just “go with the flow” anymore and expect to remain righteous. He then prophesied of what is to come in the future: “The flow has become a flood and soon will be a torrent. It will become a torrent of sounds and sights and sensations that invite temptation and offend the Spirit of God.”

Just a few short months after President Eyring prophesied of the torrent of sounds, sights, and sensations about to hit our youth, the first iPod was introduced to the general public. Two years later, the first video iPod came out. The youth of today are the first generation to be able to carry thousands of songs, images, and videos in the palm of their hand, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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