[1] Things As They Really Are

In 1899 the US Patent Office closed down because everyone thought that everything there was that could be invented already had... It has since been opened. The internet was invented, and the world has been exponentially increasing the manufacturing and inventing of technology.
We live in a world with technology everywhere. In fact, it's hard for this generation to imagine a life without it! Although, this can sometimes cause problems with wasting time, and not getting good things out of it.
Elder David A. Bednar spoke of the importance to realize the true things in life that matter in Things As They Really Are. He talked about the importance of coming to Earth and gaining a body. He talked about how important it is for us at this time to not fall idle to the hype of social media. It is important for us to use social media and the internet for good and spreading the gospel. He shared a statistic that I found quite amusing, "More than a quarter of gamers [who responded indicated that] the emotional highlight of the past week occurred in a computer world." Some people have forgotten how to feel happy and excited about things outside of the computer screen.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and all sorts of social media don't matter in the long run. Elder Bednar said, "To be 'encircled about in the arms of his love' will be a real and not a virtual experience."