10th Anniversary of Preach My Gospel

10th Anniversary of Preach My Gospel

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the manual Preach My Gospel. Both missionaries and members have been encouraged to read and study it. In the April 2014 general conference, Elder M. Russell Ballard invited us to obtain and read a copy of the...

#ShareGoodness Idea: What You Share Reflects Who You Are

This is the first article in a series of ideas on how to #ShareGoodness with others. Every Sunday, I will publish an easy, practical thing you can do to share the joys of the gospel with others. Today’s #ShareGoodness Idea: What you share reflects who you...
Have You Taken Elder Bednar’s Challenge Yet?

Have You Taken Elder Bednar’s Challenge Yet?

Have you taken Elder Bednar’s challenge yet to ‪#‎sharegoodness‬? Brothers and sisters, what has been accomplished thus far in this dispensation communicating gospel messages through social media channels is a good beginning—but only a small trickle.  I now...
99 Crazy Foods Missionaries Eat

99 Crazy Foods Missionaries Eat

Below is a fun video about the crazy foods that LDS Missionaries have eaten while in the U.S. and abroad. For more awesome videos from returned missionaries, see Lifey.     Here is a list of other member-created videos I have shared. If you find other videos...
Increase Happiness Campaign

Increase Happiness Campaign

The Increase Happiness event encourages you to make a difference in increasing happiness in the world. It is a movement of charity, love, peace, hope, kindness, and happiness. On November 10, 2014, post a picture of yourself with a sign that says “I’m...
Submit Your Entry for “Glorious” Supercut Contest

Submit Your Entry for “Glorious” Supercut Contest

Last week, I invited you to enter the contest to record yourself singing your own version of the song “Glorious” from the soundtrack of the movie Meet the Mormons. Below are examples from a few people who have entered. You have until Nov. 7 to submit yours. Learn more...
“Meet the Mormons” was a Success Opening Weekend

“Meet the Mormons” was a Success Opening Weekend

The opening weekend of the film Meet the Mormons was astonishing. The film was #10 in the nation in box office receipts. It was #1 in 100 of the 317 theaters on opening day It had the top per-screen average of the Top 20 grossing films in the country this week. It had...

Young Women Video Shares Goodness

Young women and young men in Las Vegas, Nevada, made a #ShareGoodness video about their Mormon beliefs. They got the idea from an Instagram video they made at EFY this past summer. They were also inspired to share their beliefs online because of Elder Bednar‘s recent...
Mormonism: A Christ-Centered, Global Faith

Mormonism: A Christ-Centered, Global Faith

Here’s a simple video you can share with your friends to explain the make-up of the Church and what we believe. Did you know that most Mormons live outside the U.S.? Or that the Church has more than 15 million members, spread throughout 29,000-plus...
Meet the Mormons for Family Home Evening

Meet the Mormons for Family Home Evening

If you haven’t yet had the chance to see the new movie Meet the Mormons, consider it as a family home evening activity Monday. Thousands of people saw the movie over the weekend. If you were one of them, could you do one of these follow-up actions? Invite a...
Premiere of Movie Meet the Mormons

Premiere of Movie Meet the Mormons

Meet the Mormons is a full-length documentary commissioned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It will be released exclusively in nearly 300 theaters nationwide October 10. I’ve had the chance to watch  Meet the Mormons twice because of my role...
I’M A MORMON Profile Picture Week

I’M A MORMON Profile Picture Week

At BYU Education Week in August, Elder David A. Bednar challenged us to flood the earth with gospel messages. In response to that challenge, Jillian J. Farnsworth created a Facebook Event I’M A MORMON Profile Picture Week. The event encourages Latter-day...
LDS General Conference on Social Media

LDS General Conference on Social Media

The Church plans to publish social media messages during LDS General Conference on the Church’s Facebook page (facebook.com/LDS) and Twitter account (@LDSchurch). We invite you to share these messages with your friends. Facebook Memes with quotes from the First...
Elder Holland Introduces “Meet the Mormons” Movie

Elder Holland Introduces “Meet the Mormons” Movie

In the video below Elder Jeffrey R. Holland explains the new movie Meet the Mormons, which was commissioned by the First Presidency and produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The movie will be exclusively in theaters Oct. 10. Elder Holland...
Hashtags for LDS General Conference

Hashtags for LDS General Conference

Social media users often categorize their posts by using hashtags, which are words prefixed with a hash (#) sign. These subject tags can be searched on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and Tumblr to find information about a given...

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