Elder Ballard raises the bar again, as noted in Stronger Missionaries Require Stronger Parents, a report on his address earlier this year at the 2003 Women's Conference (archived by BYU NewsNet). Samples: "If we are 'raising the bar' for your sons and daughters to serve as missionaries, that means we are also 'raising the bar' for you," Elder Ballard said. "These are high standards and great requests, but I do not apologize for them. They are the Lord's standards."
Taking aim at youth leisure culture, Elder Ballard said: Children need to learn not to waste time, he said, especially on computer and video games, movies and television. "How many kills or baskets or scores you can make playing a computer game will have zero effect on your ability be a good missionary and may dull sensitivity to the spirit," Elder Ballard said. Hear that, kids? Turn off that television! Clean up your room, do your homework, and then read Ezekiel! More . . .
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