Virtual Missions

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There were powerful ideas in the Church Newsroom’s recent podcast about the Truth Restored campaign. Elder Quentin L. Cook and Scott Swofford envision a future in which the Internet is used for finding, and missionaries teach and baptize.

The newly redesigned Mormon.org includes a chat feature which connects interested parties with “missionaries and trainers at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah.” Brother Swofford said, “A number of baptisms have resulted.”

We previously mentioned that a virtual world like Second Life could be an avenue for sharing the Gospel. Having had some success with the chat feature, it seems the Church may even consider a “virtual mission”:

“We hope to continue to expand both the hours and the scope of that [chat] program to include perhaps a virtual mission at some point where missionaries who might be disqualified for other health-related or other issues can continue to serve as a virtual missionary.” (Scott Swofford)