However, I never have to worry about the battery running out, or dropping them in the toilet. They can be heavy and even though English scriptures are available in four different sizes, they still take up space. With physical scriptures, it’s a little less convenient to carry them around. Having digital scriptures allows members all around the world to read the scriptures while you’re waiting for a bus, in between classes or during a lunch break. I would take it camping and it saved on space, allowing me to conveniently study anytime, anywhere. If you don’t know what a Palm Pilot is, just think of an iPhone with a black and white screen that can’t make phone calls.) I was amazed that I could read scriptures at the drop of a hat in any place without having to lug my scripture case around. I remember the first time I downloaded LDS scriptures to a digital device (It was a Palm Pilot. But does this new technology really help? Is studying the scriptures on a mobile phone more effective than reading physical scriptures? Or maybe vice versa?
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Within hours of General Conference ending, talks can be accessed digitally via the internet. The digital age has transformed how we obtain the words of church leaders. This idea would be incomprehensible to prophets of old, although much more convenient than trying to carry large tablets of clay to church. We now live in a world where the entire volumes of the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon Pearl of Great Price, the Doctrine and Covenants, and every General Conference talk since April 1971 can fit on a device small enough to fit in your pocket. The age of painstakingly hammering reformed Egyptian characters into plates of brass is long gone.
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Recently, there has been a major transformation in how these histories are recorded and passed down. The Lord has commanded His servants to record histories so they can be passed down from generation to generation. The words of ancient prophets have been written on metal plates, papyrus, clay tablets, parchment, stone, and paper since the beginning of time.