This episode explores when teaching faithful Church of Jesus Christ-content might slip into priestcraft (2 Nephi 26:29). Can charismatic, hyper-skilled pro-LDS creators monetize their social media content in good conscience? Chris offers a hot take (and cold plunge) into scripture, the words of modern prophets and apostles, discussing how pro-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints social media influencers might self-diagnose to avoid the symptoms of priestcraft while braving the wild west of today's social media landscape.
00:00 Introduction
01:23 Defining priestcraft
03:02 A personal issue
04:45 Praise, adulation, and self-rationalization
05:40 Competing with distractions
06:15 "Oh, wait!" Juggling YouTube and priestcraft
07:49 A privilege, not a right
08:08 Definition from the scriptures
09:40 Nehor: priestcraft's poster-child
15:15 Insight from President Dallin H. Oaks
16:12 Insight from Elder David A. Bednar
16:43 Insight from Elder M. Russell Ballard
17:23 Elder Paul V. Johnson and "The Dangers of Priestcraft"
18:13 Canaries-in-the-coalmine: Priestcraft Symptom 1
19:34 Priestcraft Symptom 2
20:36 Priestcraft Symptom 3
22:04 The pie is HUGE!
23:11 Priestcraft Symptom 4
26:06 The inevitable "trolls"
28:18 Priestcraft Symptom 5
29:16 Priestcraft Symptoms 6 and 7
29:35 Priestcraft Symptom 8
30:57 Let's discuss monetization
31:34 Statistics: pro-Church of Jesus Christ vs. anti-Church of Jesus Christ
32:02 The sobering reality
34:16 The A.I. factor
37:20 Does the Church fund influencers?
38:41 A possible problem
41:45 ANOTHER possible problem
47:05 Last word from Elder Johnson
47:35 Insight from President Spencer W. Kimball
48:25 A heavy burden
50:20 A blunt warning
52:50 Thank heaven for "guardrails" "The Dangers of Priestcraft" by Elder Paul V.
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