15-16 June 2007 are the first ever MormonWiki.com Edit Days. We are advising all More Good Foundation members and friends of the event. An edit need not be grand, just a few words can help increase the usefulness of MormonWiki. Consider my first edits:
My first tentative step to editing MormonWiki.com was to add Aaron the Jaredite King to the Book of Mormon Characters index. My first edit went very well—success! I then added Helaman, son of King Benjamin to the index. Looking great! I didn’t write articles about King Aaron or Helaman, not even a sentence but I had made my first edit and life was good. However, before the evening was over I wrote my first article. I added Joseph to the Book of Mormon Characters index and then wrote this:
The younger of Lehi’s two sons born after Lehi left Jerusalem.
One sentence, but there it was—my first article, and life was more good. Gaining confidence I later went on to make a number of contributions and have the satisfaction that I am contributing to More Good on the Internet. Choosing a Book of Mormon character and tracing where he first appears and who he interacts with is an interesting way to study the Book of Mormon. For example, when I picked a bad guy, Zerahemnah, to write about I had forgotten that Captain Moroni shows up to do battle. It then became a study in tactics, reasons for fighting, and God giving the ultimate victory to those with the greater cause.
If you are a Foundation member, join in a worthwhile cause on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 June. If you are not a member, register now and ready yourself for MormonWiki Edit Days.
