Flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon
A few months ago, I noticed there was a news story that headlined Book of Mormon Reaches 140 Million Milestone. 140 million printed copies of the Book of Mormon is an extraordinary achievement! A number of years ago, President Ezra Taft Benson gave a general...
Answering Questions About the Church
In today’s Internet world, an increasing number of Latter-day Saints are encountering anti-Mormon information. Since most members don’t have all the answers at their fingertips, LDS-critical claims can be unsettling or create doubt. Some arguments have caused a few...Testimony Tag
Check out Testimony Tag for ideas on making blog entries that share your testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ or an experience you have had with the Gospel. This Web 2.0 idea for sharing the gospel can help provide accurate and fair information about the...
To Blog or Not to Blog?
There has been much said recently about members of the Church using the Internet to share the gospel. (see Sharing the Gospel Using the Internet By Elder M. Russell Ballard) Elder Ballard and Church Public Affairs have encouraged members to create blogs, leave...
Video Sidebar Widget for WordPress
Last week I added a video sidebar widget to my personal WordPress blog called Video Widget. The primary reasons I chose this particular widget are because it: 1. Supports videos from over 25 video sources such as YouTube, Flickr, Google Videos, Metacafe, and others....
140 Million Copies of The Book of Mormon
The Church has just distributed the 140 millionth copy of the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ according to a news release on Newsroom.lds.org. The Church currently sells about 5 million copies a year. The Book of Mormon is currently available in 107...Animations from the Old Testament, By Kids for Kids
A group of members from a Sunday School class in Connecticut have created several video animations of Old Testament stories. The videos include young people telling their versions of Old Testament Stories along with animations. These are very clever, and some are...Elder Holland Video Clip is #1 on YouTube for Search Term “Mormon”
When you search for “Mormon” on YouTube, the #1 video is now positive–a video clip from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk “My Words . . . Never Cease,” a testimony of continuing revelation, taken from his talk at April 2008 General Conference....Do You Have Time to Blog?
With all this new encouragement to blog and participate in the online discussion about the Church, many people ask themselves where they will find the time to do so. At the Web 2.0 Conference in April this year, I saw a presentation by Clay Shirky about where people...Encyclopedia of Mormonism Online in Searchable Text
In September 2007, we announced that the Encyclopedia of Mormonism was available online at BYU.edu in PDF format. We’re now happy to announce that the Encyclopedia of Mormonism is available in text format that is fully searchable. Each entry also has a link back...What is a Blog?
What is a blog? Blog is short for “web log.” A blog is a Web site, maintained by an individual or organization, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other media such as graphics and video. You can start a blog about anything that...Guidelines for Participating in Online Conversations about the Church
The top story on the LDS Public Affairs Newsroom today is “Mormons Encouraged to Share Personal Perspectives Online to Explain Their Faith.” It references an article by Elder M. Russell Ballard on Sharing the Gospel Using the Internet from the July 2008...
July Ensign Now Online
The July 2008 issue of the Ensign is now online. (Remember, you can view the full magazine layout in PDF format by clicking “View” on the format bar.) Find out how to join the online conversation about the Church by reading Elder M. Russell Ballard’s...Americans Trend Away from Specific Religions
A recent Pew survey finds that although 92% of Americans believe in God and 58% say they pray at least once a day, America is trending away from adherence to specific religions toward a more general state of “spirituality.” Key findings: 78% overall say there are...Follow on social media