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Based on the popular novel by Dean Hughes, Midway to Heaven, is a movie that was released on DVD today. It is quite a fun and enjoyable romance, comedy, and drama. It has a great cast, good performance, and absolutely no vulgar language at all (unlike most PG rated movies). This is definitely a movie [...]
It is the responsibility of the parents to make sure that their children are making wise media choices. As parents, we have the obligation to teach our children the difference between what is good and what is not. And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them [...]
BYU Radio, sister station to BYU Television, came to the university in 2002. Born out of Bonneville International’s LDS Radio Signal, BYU Radio reaches a large audience interested in the best LDS and BYU-centered audio programming. BYU Radio officially launched August 1, 2002, bringing its programming to home, computers, and televisions all over the world. [...]
I recently got back from a trip in which I had to engage in air travel (since I typically do not), and I was appalled at the fact that the movies were not edited to remove vulgar and obscene content. The last flight I had been on was several years ago. It has been standard [...]
Teaching with movies is great, and teaching with edited movies is even better. Recently I encountered a website, Teach With Movies, that provides a way to use movies as an effective teaching method. This is a great way for teachers to supplement lesson plans for students K-12: TeachWithMovies.org offers Movie Lesson Plans and Learning Guides [...]
You’ve heard of edited movies, you know, the ones that have been edited to remove the filth and vulgarities. Unfortunately, Hollywood wants to dictate what your watch in the privacy of your own home. Hollywood absolutely disgusts me; they produce mostly filth and garbage in movies with the intent to influence society with vulgar language, [...]
A Stranger in Town A few months before I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small Tennessee town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into [...]
We had a Family Home Evening consisting of a lesson derived from Elder Ballard’s talk about the Effects of Television. The media’s influence in our lives become more and more damaging every day. You can read his general conference talk from nearly 20 years ago (available on the LDS Gospel Library website) and see how [...]
