Stir Them Up to Anger
Nephi made this prophesy about the last days: “For behold, at that day shall he rage in the hearts of the children of men, and stir them up to anger against that which is good” (2 Nephi 28:20). We certainly see that fulfilled today as voices online seek to stir up others to anger against things that are good and true, and it happens just as described in this Book of Mormon passage about a group of lawyers: “Now, it was for the sole purpose to get gain, because they received their wages according to their employ, therefore, they did stir up the people to riotings, and all manner of disturbances and wickedness, that they might have more employ, that they might get money” (Alma 11:20). That sounds like a good description of the purpose of much that is online today. Another warning in the Book of Mormon is that we must not listen to those voices that stir us up to anger and violence against good things. This happened repeatedly throughout the Nephite history. For example, after Abinadi had...