Someone shared this poem in Relief Society yesterday and I really liked it. I know no one uses a TV guide anymore, and my kids don't even know what it is, but the message is still true. I never give the Scriptures the same time and attention that I give to watching TV, playing Facebook games, and reading other books.
On the table side by side.
The Book of Mormon and the TV Guide.
One is well worn, and cherished with pride--
Not the Book of Mormon, but the TV Guide.
As pages are turned, what will we see?
Oh, what does it matter? --Turn on the TV!
The confusion reigns -- we just can't agree.
Oh, what shall we watch on the old TV?
So we open the book in which we confide--
No, not the Book of Mormon, but the TV Guide.
The word of God is seldom read--
Maybe a verse here or there before bed.
Exhausted and sleepy, tired as can be,
Not from reading the Book of Mormon, but from watching TV.
So back to the table side by side--
The Book of Mormon and the TV Guide.
The Plan of Salvation is full and free,
It's in the Book of Mormon and not on TV.
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