Exemplary Member Missionaries and a Missionary “Idea Fair” in Boston
Three weeks ago, some 600 young single adults converged on Boston for the LDS Education Conference. Missionary work was the theme. The speakers were David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways; Clayton Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School; and Elder M....Witness of The Book of Mormon
See the new site at bookofmormonwitness.com created by Connor Boyack in response to Elder Holland’s testimony of the Book of Mormon. Declare your witness of the Book of Mormon to the world!
Elder Oaks: Religious Freedom Is Being Threatened
In a major address to BYU-Idaho students yesterday, Elder Dallin H. Oaks spoke on the importance of preserving the religious freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Read the story and the full text of Elder Oaks’ talk “Religious...
Ballard: Don’t Apologize for Faith
From Deseret News, August 14, 2009 Stop being defensive about your religion. That’s the message Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve delivered to 2,422 BYU graduates at the Marriott Center Thursday during commencement exercises for the Class of...Elder Ballard Talk in Languages
The July 2008 issue of the Ensign magazine included an article by Elder M. Russell Ballard titled “Sharing the Gospel Using the Internet.” Many people have asked to get translated copies of this article in other languages. Here’s where you can access them: Elder...
Share Your Voice Online: Adopt a Site
The More Good Foundation has just offered a new way to help members of the Church share their voice online and have a positive impact on the content that honest seekers find when they google information about Mormons. The foundation is offering you the chance to...Mormons in the USA
The PEW Forum on Religion and Public Life just released a study titled A Portrait of Mormons in the U.S. which has some very interesting facts about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”). Key findings: Mormons make up 1.7%...Rachel Esplin Explains Her Beliefs
Rachel Esplin is a junior from Blackfoot, Idaho working on a degree at Harvard in East Asian Studies. The video below shows her part in a panel moderated by Washington Post reporter Sally Quinn. The panel discussion was titled “Engaging Religious Difference: Personal...
Religious Affiliation Changes
People change religions early and often. That is a conclusion from a recently published report regarding American’s religious affiliation changes from The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. In reading the report, I saw some things that I think may help...Missionary Preparation Web Site
Check out this new Web site about preparing for an LDS Mission at MormonMissionPrep.com/Publicity Dilemma
To get involved or not to get involved… That is the question I often ask myself when controvery erupts. For example, today I learned that HBO plans to air an episode of Big Love where they depict sacred temple ceremonies. I was invited to join the Facebook group...Mormons Made Simple Videos
The Believe All Things blog just pointed me to the YouTube channel Mormons Made Simple. Watch the two videos below Book of Mormon Made Simple and Attending a Mormon Church Service.Use Language That People of Other Faiths Will Understand
Non-Mormons commonly look for information about the Church, and the language they use isn’t always the language that members of the Church use. If your neighbor searches for Mormon beliefs but you blog about LDS beliefs, search engines won’t connect the...Student Blogging at BYU
A blog is more than just a place to post family pictures or a soapbox. In the eyes of one BYU professor, blogging is how he and students share the gospel worldwide. For his religion class this semester, Richard Holzapfel changed his usual scripture log assignment to...Follow on social media