We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet

Humans struggle to grasp principles. Heavenly Father, through prophets of old, warned us against gaming addiction. God never used the words "gaming" or "MMORPG", but the warning was given. God knows our struggle. In His wisdom, He has given us prophets. Prophets help us apply eternal principles in temporary circumstances. Following the living prophets can keep us safe from the current storms of life.

Natural Diversity

Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Copyright

It is a little hypocritical for music producers to complain about losing money through file sharing because the same technology decreases the cost of producing music. However, this isn't justification for file sharing. I do think that consumers should receive some of the benefit that music is cheaper to produce now than ever i.e. it should cost less to buy an album today than it was 20 years ago. If we don't pay at all, the cost of producing music won't be worth the reward. This will lead to musicians leaving the market and consumers will not get what they want in the end.

The Invisible Hand

Negative consequences often accompany public policy. For instance, black markets are formed when the government regulates the price of a product with a price ceiling that is lower than the market price would be without the regulation. This means there are more consumers who would buy the product at the regulated price than there are products being produced at that price. The same could be said of regulations such as Title IX. The government needs to regulate the creation of monopolies; if men are using monopolistic practices to keep women out of the field of computer science, that needs to be addressed and fixed. Outside of that, no regulations should be put in place to even out the number of men and women in the computer science field because that would replace people who want to be in the field and are good at it with others who aren't as interested and do not contain the skill set to be in the field.

The Purpose of Life

Elder David A. Bednar said, "We were foreordained in the premortal existence and born into mortality to fulfill the covenant and promise God made to Abraham." This covenant includes gathering Israel on both sides of the veil. Heavenly Father has given us the tools; now we need to make it happen.