Technology and the LDS Church

Technology allows us to do church-related work and service faster, but should not reduce the amount of time and effort that we consecrate to serving the Lord. The ability to get as much work done in ten minutes that it used to take three hours to do does not give us an excuse to idle away the extra two hours and fifty minutes we saved into activities less worthy of our time. There is plenty of work for all when we are in the service of God, so we needn't worry that doing the work in an efficient manner is going to leave others with nothing to do. The Savior has said, "Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness (Doctrine and Covenants 58:27)." May we take this council to heart and foster the attitude of "How can I help move the work of the Lord forward" rather than "How fast can I get this done so I can play."