A Powerful Tool for Good and Evil: An Extensive Review of Church Leaders’ Teachings on Technology Use
Jenet Jacob Erickson and Anson Savage analyze hundreds of references to technology in general conference talks over twenty years. Erickson and Savage come to understand what this "powerful tool" means for Latter-day Saint believers. Their findings help guide generations growing up with this technology.
Published in BYU Studies 65 no. 2 in 2026.
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