September 21, 2026
When I read Doctrine and Covenants 4:1–3, one expression stayed with me: “a marvelous work.” I started thinking about what “work” looks like now. A lot of it happens through a phone.
I can record something in Brazzaville, publish it online, close my computer, and later discover that somebody far away watched it because they needed help with a specific problem. I may never meet that person. That part of social media still interests me.
A tutorial can keep working after I stop
Most of the content I create is connected to things I know how to do: graphic design, Microsoft Office, digital tools, and training. When I record a tutorial, the immediate goal is usually simple. Someone has a problem, and I want to show a practical way to solve it.
But once the video is online, I no longer control when it becomes useful.
Someone might find it while preparing a presentation. Another person might be struggling with Excel at work. A student may be trying to learn Photoshop without having money for a formal course.
I think there is service in that.
It does not mean every post has to carry a religious message. Sometimes helping another person understand something is already meaningful. If I know how to do something and can explain it clearly enough for another person to use it, sharing that knowledge has value.
Social media can easily become about numbers
There is another side to this that I have to watch in myself.
When you create content, numbers are everywhere. Views. Likes. Subscribers. Comments. Reach. It becomes very easy to look at a video and see 500 views instead of 500 people.
I understand why those numbers matter. I work in communication, so I cannot pretend analytics are useless. They tell me whether a message reached its audience.
Still, numbers should not become the entire reason I create.
The kind of presence I want online
When I think about using social media in the service of God, I think about usefulness, honesty, and the way I treat people. I do not want to pretend that every Photoshop tutorial is somehow a sermon. That would feel forced.
What I can do is share what I know without deliberately misleading people, treat people with respect, and create things that can genuinely help someone.
Sometimes service can be quite ordinary.
A person learns one Excel function and finishes a report faster. Someone understands a design tool that confused them yesterday. A student watches a free lesson because that is what is available to them.
That may look small on a screen. To the person who needed the information, maybe it is not.
