by Larry Richman | Apr 10, 2014
The Huffington Post has published an impressive article about the Church’s online missionary efforts. Read “Hook Of Mormon: Inside The Church’s Online-Only Missionary Army.” It’s not perfect, but it is very insightful. Here are two quotes...
by Larry Richman | Apr 9, 2014
The page on Pinterest for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Pinterest.com/LDSChurch) just got a face lift. The Pinterest page now has 6 boards with ideas and inspiration for improving yourself, your family, and your relationship with God: Love at Home...
by Larry Richman | Apr 5, 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. The general conference posts, tweets, and...
by Larry Richman | Apr 3, 2014
Every six months, social media explodes with activity around LDS General Conference. Join the conversation this weekend with these 19 must-follow accounts and trends from around the web. See the list compiled by LDS Living. “When a small group of members and...
by Larry Richman | Mar 19, 2014
The website LDSsmile.com is sponsoring a “March Madness” contest to rank LDS blogs and social media sites. Winners move on to next round until only one is left. If LDS365 is one of your favorites, be sure to vote for it. We’re in Division 1. Update...
by Larry Richman | Feb 24, 2014
Here is some good advice from Dave Ramsey about how to act online: Don’t post a picture or write something in social media or in a comment on an article that you would not be willing to put on a billboard on the highway. If you don’t want your mother, grandmother,...
by Larry Richman | Jan 23, 2014
Here is a summary of the top articles from LDS365.com during 2013, along with comments about why they were significant and will continue to be significant in 2014. General Conference LDS365.com provided many articles about each LDS general conference. Prior to each...
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 | Dec 28, 2013
A new report by McAfee, “Digital Deception: Exploring the Online Disconnect between Parents and Kids,” says that what parents think their kids are up to is not always reality. Tech-savvy kids know how to hide activities from their parents that may be...
by Larry Richman | Dec 19, 2013
Mormon Newsroom, the Church’s website for news media, is now on Instagram at instagram.com/mormonnewsroom. Instagram is a social media photo and video sharing site. Click the link above to see the page’s first videos that provide a glimpse of this year’s...
by Larry Richman | Oct 20, 2013
Electronic messages, such as email, texts, tweets, and social media posts, are a great way to communicate–especially when you don’t need an immediate answer. You can send the message and then let the person read and respond when convenient. They are also helpful...
by Larry Richman | Oct 8, 2013
Last weekend, millions of people from 216 countries used the Internet, satellite, and TV to watch, listen to, and read LDS General Conference in 95 languages. That translation and interpretation miracle made it possible for 97% of the Church’s 15 million members...
by Larry Richman | Sep 26, 2013
You can get live updates, quotes, highlight videos, and images from the Relief Society general meeting on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 6:00 p.m. by following the Church Twitter account @LDSChurch and the Church’s Facebook page. You can then retweet and share these...
by Larry Richman | Sep 7, 2013
In the June 23, 2013 broadcast “The Work of Salvation,” we heard about missionary work in the digital age. In the video below, Elder L. Tom Perry explained that missionaries will begin using computers to teach principles from Preach My Gospel using Mormon.org,...
by Larry Richman | Aug 27, 2013
Last week, Fernando Camilo presented two series of classes at BYU’s Education Week. The first was called The Digital Church–Tools, Treasures, What’s New and You and was presented in four separate classes. In this series, Fernando discussed many of the resources...