Becky Higgins: “Following” Him—Discipleship on Social Media

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Most of us are young enough to remember a world without social media and yet, for many of us, connecting with others online has become a part of our everyday lives. Church leaders have spoken of the power of social media. We’ve been encouraged to use it in sharing messages of light and truth, but our prophet has also issued specific invitations to take a break from it. Becky Higgins engages with over 80,000 people online as she builds a business centered on documenting life. On today's episode, she shares her thoughts on what being a disciple looks like in an online world and how we can signal that the most important person we follow is Christ.

"I don't mean to make social media sound like such a spiritual thing but it is. ...It's between you and God. Be really intentional with who you're following for your reasons."

Show Notes

3:09- Evolution of personal social media use
4:23- Satan’s desire to divide
6:09- Myopic
10:22- Influence
14:20- Documenting as a spiritual gift
18:15- Drawing People In
22:00- Balance Between Sharing Light and Bragging
24:40- Social Media Overwhelm
27:03- Following Account in Line With Your Goals
32:40- Intentionality
35:28- Unplugging and Fasting from Social Media
41:32- Acknowledging Who Wants Us to Compare
45:27- Faith Grows When We Share
48:29- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	In 2014, Elder David A. Bednar gave a talk that in retrospect may be even more
0:06.7	significant than it felt at the moment. You likely remember it as the beginning
0:11.7	of the share goodness hashtag, but you may not remember the specifics of what
0:16.4	Elder Bednar said. So before we get into this week's interview, I want to
0:21.0	revisit just a few things. First, he said, the Lord is hastening his work and it
0:26.8	is no coincidence that these powerful communication innovations and inventions
0:31.4	are occurring in the dispensation of the fullness of times. Social media channels
0:37.0	are global tools that can personally and positively impact large numbers of
0:42.0	individuals and families. And I believe the time has come for us as disciples of
0:47.4	Christ to use these inspired tools appropriately and more effectively to
0:52.6	testify of God the eternal Father, his plan of happiness for his children and
0:57.6	his son Jesus Christ as the savior of the world to proclaim the reality of
1:02.8	the restoration of the gospel in the latter days and to accomplish the Lord's
1:06.8	work. End quote. Elder Bednar invited us to sweep the earth as with the
1:12.1	flood by sharing messages that are authentic, edifying and praiseworthy
1:16.8	online. Six years later, how did that invitation change our social media use?
1:23.0	Do you ever think about it even now? Today we are talking all about discipleship
1:29.2	on social media. A veteran in her work since 1996 Becky Higgins has been
1:36.3	innovating and inspiring people in the space of documenting since she was a
1:41.0	19 year old college student who landed a job as the first creative editor of a
1:46.4	popular scrapbooking magazine called Creating Keepsakes. In 2009, she started
1:52.2	her own company so that she could follow her passion for offering solution-based
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