Two full days of a great conference!! The power of world wide media!! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the name we were admonished to use) reaches out to everyone through out the world, through media. Even though the media is used for bad, it is also a tremendous tool for good. To me, Dallin H. Oaks talk on the Priesthood was absolutely outstanding.  It was inspired and delivered with authority, especially for the time we are living in right now! 

BOY MEETS WORLD is one of the best television shows for young people to grow up with.  The characters grow up too, and have their individual problems just like the people who are watching them. Year after year it was amazing when you tuned into that show, they almost always had a situation in their life that you were dealing with yourself.  I watched it again after all these years and the characters were on their way to college making important decisions.  There was always a life lesson in each  episode. I'm glad that this show is still on and remains very good media.

THE BEST OF WRONG - (what?)  This was the caption under a picture of a couple jumping into the air holding hands.  In small print at the bottom of the page it was an advertisement for a hotel and casino in Las Vegas.  So obviously they wanted you to come to their hotel to experience "The Best of Wrong" (whatever that means). Does their hotel have more wrong things to do than other hotels or are their wrong activities not as bad as other hotels wrong activities? You decide

Have you seen the You Tube video: "The Tale of Two Brains"?  It's so funny but such an eye opener of the difference between men and women's brains.  The psychologist has husbands and wives (at a conference) laughing  as they relate to what he is saying. It's worth watching! I'd say it's good media; funny, but teaches a lot!

I was tending my 3 nephews and was surprised at the video game they were playing and spending time shooting people. Interestingly, the youngest boy said to me that his brothers were not supposed to play that game very long and that he wasn't supposed to play it at all.  I asked the older boys to choose another game to play and they quickly said that they wanted to go over to  a friends house, which they were allowed to do while I was there.  After they left, the younger brother said:" They will just play worse games there because their parents don't care." My brother was obviously in a catch 22 position.  The neighbors were nice people and his good friends as well. Parents need to take video violence more seriously! Even if one family is trying, the kids can easily play violent video games at there friends houses. You don't just watch video violence, you are a (virtual)participant as well.

The Broadway play, "The Book of Mormon" was a topic of conversation the other day and the most important consensus was that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints responded perfectly. Using a large media option,  the church but up on the billboard: "YOU'VE SEEN THE PLAY, NOW, READ THE BOOK!
No negative, harsh comments were made to the producers, directors, or actors.
I feel that a negative response to others not of our faith or even in our faith is the wrong approach and will not be an influence for good.  

Have you ever had Disney Gummies?  Are they better than other Gummies?
Well, a fun mother on TV gave her cute little girl gummie vitamins. Her little girl was so happy because they were DISNEY!!  So get your Disney vitamins - they're the BEST!

I was watching TV with my family and AT&T had an advertisement selling cellular business phone contracts.  There were four business women asking the sales woman question after question to see if they were getting a good deal and finally one woman said:"good terms, low cost, Let's Close!!" all the women crossed their arms at the same time, and made a pose! There was one man in this business group who only listened and then when the women crossed their arms, he tried to copy them and look like them. My Dad  immediately said: "That ad was sexist! The advertisers purposely made the man in the group look stupid. Four very powerful women and one stupid man."  It was interesting to see his reaction, because he usually doesn't make comments like that.  I think the "on purpose" part frustrated him. Why can't equality be enough, without putting down the opposite sex.