Returned missionaries should use instagram to find their brides. About three hours after I got off the plane ride home from Brazil, my parents took me to get an iPhone. Soon, I had instagram. I posted pictures after I got out of the temple, when I went on cool hikes, when I spent time with my seven sisters, and when I got straight A's. Two years later I met a girl named Annie. On her instagram, I found pictures of her baking pies with her grandma, shining her dad's shoes, playing tennis with her friends, and spending time with her nieces and nephews. Once Instagram stalking turned into dating Annie, I found out she loves hiking and she found out I love playing tennis. We discovered that our families are very similar. I realize now that we are married, she probably thinks I'm a little egotistical for posting a picture of my straight A's. Instagram served my purpose nonetheless. RMs reading this, use instagram to find your wife. If you aren't, you're wasting a valuable resource. If you are using it for anything more, you're wasting valuable time.
Many would find using Instagram to find a wife a waste of time, too.
ReplyDeleteIt might not work if your future wife doesn't use Instagram, but it does seem valuable to have technology in common with your spouse.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, and congratulations! I suppose this goes along with how the digital frontier, be it Instagram or otherwise, is really beginning to shape our social structure. Alternatively, do you think you might have met your wife without this digital avenue? It's a question without a definitive answer, but it's clear to see that technology is shaping our lives.
ReplyDeleteDustin,
DeleteI definitely would have. We met in person before I ever saw her Instagram. I am just saying that whether we like it or not, people will see our social media activity and make judgements about us. I don't think that is a bad thing, it can be useful if we use it correctly.