The Church Just Warned About a Modern Tower of Babel... (It's Already Being Built)

ELDER GONG JUST WARNED THE CHURCH ABOUT AI… AND IT’S MORE SERIOUS THAN MOST MEMBERS REALIZE ⚠️🤖🙏 Can artificial intelligence replace God? That may sound provocative, but Elder Gerrit W. Gong just asked that exact question in his June 7, 2026 worldwide devotional, “Faith, Dignity, and Human Flourishing: Hearing God’s Voice in an Age of Artificial Intelligence.” And after studying his remarks, I believe this may become one of the most important apostolic warnings of the AI age. Elder Gong is not speaking as someone unfamiliar with technology. Long before he was called as an Apostle, he worked at the U.S. Department of State, where Secretary George P. Shultz assigned him to help study the “shape, scope, and consequences” of the information age. He grew up in Silicon Valley. His father worked in physics and semiconductors. Elder Gong has been prepared in a remarkable way to speak to this exact moment. And his warning is urgent. AI is no longer just helping people summarize documents, write emails, or organize schedules. It is being marketed as a companion, counselor, spiritual guide, emotional support system, and in some cases, something dangerously close to a replacement for revelation itself. Elder Gong said it plainly: “Artificial intelligence can answer questions, but it cannot answer prayers.” That line frames the entire issue. In this episode, we look at Elder Gong’s warning through the lens of AI companion apps, Christian AI tools, and even Latter-day Saint-adjacent AI systems that appear to imitate sacred spiritual functions. We discuss why apps that offer comfort, guidance, scripture interpretation, personalized spiritual readings, or AI-generated “oracle” experiences should deeply concern faithful Latter-day Saints. We also talk about the Tower of Babel. Elder Gong brought up Babel for a reason. Anciently, people tried to build their own way into heaven. Today, the tower may not be made of brick. It may be made of algorithms, chatbots, digital companions, and counterfeit forms of revelation. But this episode is not anti-AI. Elder Gong made it clear that AI can bless humanity. It can expand learning, assist with translation, support family history, help with research, and open new doors of possibility. The question is not whether AI can be useful. The question is whether we will use it as a servant — or allow it to become a spiritual substitute. We’ll discuss: ⚠️ Why AI companion apps are exploding in popularity 🙏 Why lonely people may be especially vulnerable 📱 Why religious AI tools can become spiritually dangerous 🔥 Why “support, not supplant” may be the key standard 🏛️ Why the Tower of Babel is the perfect scriptural warning 👨‍👩‍👧 Why covenant community cannot be replaced by chatbots 🕊️ Why the Holy Ghost must remain central in the AI age 🌿 Why Elder Gong told us to “touch grass” 🤖 How faithful Latter-day Saints can use AI responsibly Elder Bednar warned that AI can only “think telestial.” Elder Gong warned that AI cannot be God. President Nelson warned that we cannot survive spiritually without the constant influence of the Holy Ghost. Those warnings now feel more relevant than ever. AI can answer questions. But it cannot answer prayers. And that difference may matter more than we realize. #ElderGong #ArtificialIntelligence #AIWarning #LatterDaySaints #LDS #ChurchOfJesusChrist #RiseZion #HearHim #HolyGhost #PersonalRevelation #TowerOfBabel #AICompanion #ChristianAI #SpiritualDiscernment #PresidentNelson #ElderBednar #PropheticWarning #FaithAndTechnology #CovenantPath #PatriarchalBlessing #BookOfMormon #DoctrineAndCovenants #SecondComing #Zion #JesusChrist