by Larry Richman | Jul 31, 2019
Elder David A. Bednar has given us this challenge: “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 extend to you the...
by Larry Richman | Jan 20, 2014
On Friday, I wrote about why you should consider creating your own gospel-centered blog. Today’s article is a beginner’s tutorial on how to create a blog. Choose a Blogging Platform A blogging platform is the website, service, or software you will use to write,...
by Larry Richman | Jan 17, 2014
Many Latter-day Saints have accepted the challenge to share the gospel online. You may find that sharing uplifting messages is rewarding and easy. Elder M. Russell Ballard said, “Most of you already know that if you have access to the Internet you can start a blog in...
by Larry Richman | Jun 18, 2013
Wondering what to do after you write a blog post? Here are 30 ways to promote your blog posts and to drive more traffic to your blog. You don’t have to do all of them, just pick several you find to be most helpful and do them consistently. The infographic is...
by Larry Richman | Apr 19, 2013
In the April 2011 LDS General Conference, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf reminded us of the benefits of using social media and other technology to share the Gospel: “With so many social media resources and a multitude of more or less useful gadgets at our...
by Larry Richman | Apr 18, 2013
In December 2007, Elder M. Russell Ballard gave a commencement address at BYU-Hawaii in which he encouraged members to use the Internet to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with their friends and others around the world. That talk was then adapted and published in...
by Larry Richman | Apr 17, 2013
In the April 2013 LDS General Conference, Elder Neil L. Andersen talked about miracles in preaching the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ to the uttermost parts of the earth. He recounted how our day is “a remarkable time of miracles.” Although we have a...
by Larry Richman | Mar 13, 2013
In 1979, President Spencer W. Kimball said, “Much of the major growth that is coming to the Church in the last days will come because many of the good women of the world (in whom there is often such an inner sense of spirituality) will be drawn to the Church in large...
by Larry Richman | Oct 31, 2012
A widget is a small piece of code that you can embed into a website or blog that will display dynamic content. For example, below is a widget to promote Mormon.org. It plays different videos from Mormon.org, and also has tabs to see FAQs and to Chat. (Click the + sign...
by Larry Richman | Mar 22, 2012
Julie B. Beck, General President of the Relief Society, answered member questions on the Mormon Channel about how to best spend our leisure time. She talked about reading books, watching movies, and blogging. You can find an unofficial transcription of this video on...
by Larry Richman | Oct 7, 2011
In the article “Interacting Online as a Member Missionary” on the LDS Tech website, Beth Kirby writes Last April, President Uchtdorf’s talk Waiting on the Road to Damascus inspired me to look for more ways to be a member missionary. In his talk, President...
by Larry Richman | Sep 9, 2011
President Thomas S. Monson and other religious leaders have shared their thoughts about the 9/11 anniversary on the “On Faith” blog on the Washington Post. In his blog post, President Monson noted the significant surge of faith that occurred following the...
by Larry Richman | May 24, 2011
You’ve heard about Mormon mommy bloggers. Get ready, blogosphere, for Mormon daddy bloggers. Men may not be as plentiful, prolific, or pretty, but Mormon daddies are out there, too. They’re just a little harder to find. So, enter MormonDaddyBlogs.com to...
by Larry Richman | Jun 17, 2009
In a previous post, we asked you what you find most interesting on LDS365, what you would like to see more or less of, and what else you would like to see. We appreciate the responses to the survey. Below are the results, showing the percent that responded “very...
by Larry Richman | Jun 7, 2009
The last two months have seen a huge increase in readership of LDS365 four times the average number of pages read and nearly 7 times the number of visitors to the site! A lot of this activity was due to the launch of the Mormon Messages channel on YouTube (especially...
