Flood the Earth

Elder Bednar talks about the prevalence of social media in our daily lives. We have become over saturated with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit. Although these social media platforms have the potential of distracting us, and keeping us from truly seeking God, we can use them to our benefit. Elder Bednar talks about how we can use social media to figuratively flood the earth with good messages. With the internet it is easier than ever before to spread the gospel and invite happiness into other people's lives. 

Elder Bednar's talk is very inspiring. He uses pathos to rally us up to do good in the internet era. He talks about how using a distracting media can be beneficial to the people around us. He uses logos by using the Prophet Brigham Young's quote that, "Every discovery in science and art, that is really true and useful to mankind has been given by direct revelation from God, though but few acknowledge it. It has been given with a view to prepare the way for the ultimate triumph of truth, and the redemption of the earth from the power of sin and Satan." He obviously has ethos as he is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. 

I have always been reticent when it came to sharing the gospel. One time when I was a Mia Maid, our Young Women's leadership decided to take us all tracking. She split us into pairs and let us knock on strangers' doors to tell them about the gospel. My friend Breanna and I knocked on the door of this ornery old man who proceeded to yell at us about how wrong the gospel was. That was utterly traumatizing for 14 year old me. Ever since then I have been hesitant to share the gospel to people. This talk really helped shape my perspective. I had never looked at the gospel as being the source of my happiness and that I would want to share my happiness with others. I'm going to make more of an effort to increase my presence on social media and not be afraid to let other people know that I'm a Mormon and to share the gospel.