@ MSRR: Watch some Let's Plays of Minecraft on YT--that's how I found out about Minecraft. There's a really good series from CaptainSparklez, the guy who made the video I posted on the previous page. (He's pretty clean as far as language goes, though occasionally a mild expletive will slip out.) See especially his playthroughs of "The Labyrinth of Doom" and this one:
A better option is
paulsoaresjr, I think. Nothing expletive at all. His Minecraft tutorial was fairly helpful to me as well, though I now just use the Minecraft wiki for stuff like crafting recipes.
-Canama
Yes, Paul is a good choice. He's interesting and worth watching! (Plus he does a few other games as well, such as Terraria and Project Zomboid)