PageRank consecration

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I recently heard a quote from Elder Bruce R. McConkie that expanded on the definition of consecration we usually hear:

Sacrifice and consecration are inseparably intertwined. The law of consecration is that we consecrate our time, our talents, and our money and property to the cause of the Church; such are to be available to the extent they are needed to further the Lord’s interests on earth. The law of sacrifice is what we are willing to sacrifice all that we have for the truth’s sake–our character and reputation; our honor and applause; our good name among men; our houses; lands, and families: all things, even our very lives if need be. (CR, Apr. 1975, p.74, my emphasis)

To further expand this definition for the 21st century, I believe this list ought to include a willingness to sacrifice PageRank if necessary.

Your blog or website’s PageRank is a rough indicator of how important Google thinks you are and also how important the sites to which you link are. If you have a high PageRank site, your linking to good LDS content on the Internet can dramatically help search results for LDS terms. And that can mean the difference between an investigator getting balanced, accurate information or inflammatory, deceitful information.

Even if your site doesn’t have a high PageRank yet, your links can still help.

Write something, for instance, about Mormon missionaries and link to this page, using “Mormon missionaries” in the link text:

http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/daily/missionary/