Mary's primary talk

Mary gave a talk in the primary program of sacrament meeting. Here's how it went. Yes, she is reading off the paper that I'm holding :-p

So, you probably already know me, but if you don't, my name is Mary, and today I'd like to talk about choosing wholesome entertainment to keep our minds pure.

Think about the stuff you watch on a screen, read in a book, or allow in your mind through music, pictures, and games. What does it teach you?

Personally I think it's easy to avoid the REALLY bad stuff. I can't imagine most of my primary friends are going to hear this talk and say, "Ooookay, I'll stop looking dirty pictures." But what about the little things like dirty words? Or the even the smaller things, like making it seem OK to treat each other badly? Jesus didn't think treating others badly was a little thing at all! But if we believe what the world would tell us, it really isn't a big deal. And it's easy to let those thoughts get into our minds through our media choices.

Emerson said, "Watch your thoughts. They become words. Watch your words. They become deeds. Watch your deeds. They become habits. Watch your habits. They become character. Character is everything."

King Benjamin said it too, in Mosiah chapter 4, verse 30:

"But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not."

It can be really hard to avoid those influences sometimes, but I think it's important to pay attention to what the world is trying to tell you, and ask yourself, is this what the Lord teaches me? If it isn't, you can make a choice to stop watching, stop playing, stop reading, stop listening, or do whatever it takes to keep those impure ideas out of your mind.

I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen

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[1kingja]

LOL! Awesome!!!