President’s Message

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Just a little over a week ago, my wife and I packed up the holiday decorations for another year. The holidays were over, the visitors gone, the dinners enjoyed, and the memories cherished. With the tree, presents, and other decorations all put away, our living room and dining room suddenly had a lot more space available.

It is the same way with our lives. When there are cyclical changes–a new year, another birthday, a new child come or gone, a job or class change, or a new calling–we pack up old things and survey the landscape of our time to discover that we suddenly have a lot more of it available.

As you charge into 2006, you may find that you are in such a situation. Let me invite you to consider allocating some of that newly found time to creating better LDS content for the Web. Do you have a story to tell? Can you help others tell their stories? I guarantee you that when we tell our stories well—those stories we know so well and should not trust others to tell in an unfaithful way–it can change lives.

When I remember the times I have been touched by the Spirit, every time it is because someone is conveying their “story” to me. That story may be in the scriptures, or in a conference talk, or in a testimony meeting. It may be in counseling with others in my ward, or it may be in hearing about life’s lessons from another. In each instance that the Spirit confirmed what was being said, the thing being confirmed was a story from someone’s life or experiences.

Tell your stories. Tell them truthfully and faithfully. You don’t need to cast your pearls indiscriminately, but you can share your stories with others and touch their lives; you can make a difference. As LDS people, we are not telling our stories in a way that they can be understood and appreciated by those not of our faith. We all need to do a better job of that.

When you tell your stories on the Internet, I’d love to hear about it. (You can e-mail me at awyatt@moregoodfoundation.org.) And, if you’d find it useful, the More Good Foundation is ready to help you tell your stories in the best way possible. We can help make sure the widest number of people can read and understand your stories. We can help you see how many people you are touching.

If you can help, let us know. If we can help, let us know. Either way, let us know.

My best to you and your families in the new year.