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When you don’t have a DVR, you can’t record your favorite shows When you can’t record your favorite shows, you get depressed.
When you get depressed, you seek religion for answers
When you seek religion for answers, you sign up for LDS Gems to come to your email inbox.
When you sign up for LDS Gems, you get this in your inbox
“Little children, young people, and adults alike, please believe how very much your loving Heavenly Father wants to bless you. But because He will not infringe upon our agency, we must ask for His help. This is generally done through prayer. Prayer is one of the most precious gifts of God to man.”
—Elder J. Devn Cornish, “The Privilege of Prayer”, General Conference, Oct. 2011
When you ask for His help through prayer, you don’t get help
When you don’t get help, you are told
“A key to improved prayer is to learn to ask the right questions. Consider changing from asking for the things you want to honestly seeking what He wants for you. Then as you learn His will, pray that you will be led to have the strength to fulfill it.” –Richard G. Scott, “Using the Supernal Gift of Prayer,” Ensign, May 2007, 8
When you still don’t ask the right questions, you are told
“For prayers to be efficacious, they must be in harmony with the plan of heaven. The prayer of faith bears fruit when such harmony exists, and this harmony exists when prayers are inspired by the Holy Spirit.” — Keith B. McMullin, “Our Path of Duty,” Ensign, May 2010, 15
In order to be inspired by the Holy Ghost, you are told
“Obedience opens the door to the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. And the spiritual gifts and abilities activated by the power of the Holy Ghost enable us to avoid deception—and to see, to feel, to know, to understand, and to remember things as they really are.” –David A. Bednar, “Things as They Really Are” Church Educational System fireside for young adults, May 3, 2009
To be obedient, you are told
“The gospel is so very simple when we understand it properly. It is always right, it is always good, it is always uplifting. Obedience to gospel principles brings forth joy and happiness. Disobedience has a day of reckoning and will only bring forth heartache, misery, strife, and unhappiness.” –L. Tom Perry, “What Should We Do on the Sabbath?” New Era, July 2010, 3
When you still feel unhappy, you feel it must be your disobedience and you put pressure on yourself to show more obedience
When you show Obedience to gospel principles, you
-pay tithing and double your fast offerings
-avoid coffee, tea, alcohol and drugs
-attend weekly church meetings
– you get babysitters and go to the temple
When you are obedient to gospel principles, you get called to serve in callings
When you serve in callings, you are asked to give more service and time which takes you away from your family
When you are away from your family, your family misses you
When your family misses you, they turn to friends at school for guidance
When your kids turn to friends for guidance, they find out friends outside the church are totally cool and also have good values, but seem to have more fun than mom or dad
When you find others outside the church don’t have to be obedient to a gajillion silly Mormon rules, you wonder why you are obedient and not getting answers to prayer still
When you wonder why you are stressing out in callings and never feel good enough, you search the Internet for answers
When you search the Internet for answers, you find lots of things they didn’t tell you at church.
When you find out new things, you get depressed
When you get depressed this time you go to a doctor who prescribes antidepressants
When you take your meds regularly, you realize there is a great big wonderful world with plenty of opportunities to build hobbies and interesting things that make you happy
When you’re happy, your family wants to do fun things with you, including watching your favorite movies, so you buy a DVR.
Wow! I just give my mouse a cookie….
Speechless. :clap: 😆 :clap: 😆 Let the church say amen. Updating THE LIST. It is now 4 items: 1. Pray.
2. Attend all your meetings.
3. Obey the commandments.
4. Buy a DVR
These are the
fourthings required for faith. 😆 Knowing more of your back story Heber13, it sounds like things are going good for you. Congrats!
Quote:When you don’t have a DVR, you can’t record your favorite shows
When you can’t record your favorite shows, you get depressed.
I don’t. I haven’t had a television for over a year. I don’t miss it. Reading’s better. Plus I use the net, as you see.
The church mentions addictions a lot, but the truth is that television is one.
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