How Social Media Changed the Religious Experience

How Social Media Changed the Religious Experience
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Jesse (name changed) a college freshman, was deep down a YouTube tangent early in the morning when she clicked on a video with Stacey Harkey from the sketch comedy group Studio C, talking about whether or not Latter-day Saints (formerly called “Mormons”) were Christians on the Saints Unscripted channel. After digesting several of their videos, she messaged their Instagram account, and began talking with the series’ producer about faith. 

She soon joined several Facebook groups where people asked questions about the faith, and at the encouragement of her new Instagram friend reached out on WhatsApp to ask for a copy of the Book of Mormon and ask questions of missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ.

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