Observation #8

I went to Elder Bednar’s CES fireside on May 3. The topic of discussion caught me off guard, not because I didn’t think that the church would ever address the issue of the media, but because the specific manner that he addressed it. So many people reacted harshly to what he said, even though he was very carful about how he said it. I think that the realization of the effect media has on our lives was a harsh reality for people to face. Just because they are good LDS people doesn’t mean that they can’t be tempted or be deceived by the effects of the media. I think that reality was the cause of most people’s feelings to this talk, no one likes to be told that what they are viewing or doing isn’t right or helpful to them.