The articles of faith is a list of 13 statement beliefs written by Joseph Smith back in 1830 that describe the basic beliefs that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have. Now, members of the church strive to abide by them.
The 13th article states: “We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.”
This applies to any aspect of my life, including the type of content I consume and/or create. There is a very tihn line between doing what is right and doing what is wrong nowadays. Many things that are ethically wrong, may be perceived as normal because they have become common amongst people. For example, plagarizying a picture, or a text from an original post without giving credit to the original author. When using Social Media, this becomes even more normal because there are no regulations to filtern information’s authenticity.
Being honest to others and one self is a hard thing to to in this generation, but the reward can be big for those who follow through. Like the article says, “If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.”
Reference
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Articles of Faith. Pearl of Great Price, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/a-of-f/1?lang=eng.