by Larry Richman | Nov 16, 2014
Members of the YSA Temple Beach Ward in Laie, Hawaii, created the video “Why Are You Mormon?” to inspire people to think more about the question “why do you believe what you believe?” Today’s #ShareGoodness Idea: Think about the real...
by Larry Richman | Nov 14, 2014
On October 24, David Archuleta invited you to record yourself singing your own version of the song “Glorious” from the soundtrack of the movie Meet the Mormons. Over 420 people posted their versions, which have been watched collectively over 720,000 times. Here is a...
by Larry Richman | Nov 9, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Nov 7, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Nov 1, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 31, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 17, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 16, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 14, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 12, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 8, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 6, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 4, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2014
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...
