Study Journal 6

Nov 19th

• The advance of technology has had a huge effect on the the LDS church is run.
• New technologies are not evenly distributed among church members, especially since the LDS church is a global church.
• Increased linking between LDS church members and investigators via the Internet has contributed to missionary work.

Dec 1st

• Computer technology has allowed the LDS church to coordinate translation of church materials all across the world.
• Teaching translators to use programs that incorporate machine translation into the process can be slow, but it has big payoffs in efficiency.
• Members might be able to access the LDS church's machine translation technology in the future.

Dec 3rd

• Computer technology has vastly altered the way that information is spread.
• Danger can arise in a person's life if these technologies are used for negative ends.
• Although much can be communicated through the internet, in-person interaction is more effective and important to our social well-being.

Dec 8th

• Family history work makes it easier for people to feel connected to their ancestors.
• Revamping the back-end implementation of a server database is worth the trouble if it provides significant gains in speed.
• Family history capacities have expanded as the LDS church has grown.