Priorities and Snowballs

The Lord is pouring out his Spirit on the Earth.  Knowledge and technology are ever increasing, along with the gospel. The gospel will roll on like a growing snowball, until it fills the whole Earth, but it will be helped by other growing snowballs that push it along. Computers can now manage records easily; temple work can be done once and not repeatedly; digital cameras quickly take pictures for ward directories; and the internet can spread the gospel. People don't have to drive an hour to their nearest family history center, now they can just use their home computers and printer to take names to the temple. The direction of technological development is to make gospel work easier and more personal.When more individuals are involved, more gets done and more are blessed.When work is easier, service missionaries who used to type records now can proselyte. The more important work of sharing the gospel can be emphasized when the other stuff is done by a computer. Technology is about the Lord emphasizing priorities.

*Image is from NASA discussing a state called "Snowball Earth", caused by the passage of the solar system through dense cool clouds of dust and gas, which is kind of cool. It's discussed further here:  http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2005/mar/HQ_05066_giant_clouds.html