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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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