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Call for Stories for Christ.org, MGF Site

If you’re new here, read more about the More Good Foundation. We help members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church) share their beliefs on the Internet. Learn more about what Mormons believe or talk with Mormons at LDS.net. Dear Friends of the More Good Foundation, We’re creating a new section on Christ.org–one of our More Good Foundation websites–that will...

Integrating Gospel Sharing Habits into our Existing Routines

Online gospel sharing will be easier if we can integrate it into our existing routines. A recent BYU Daily Universe article explains that Dr. Richard Holzapfel is encouraging gospel blogging by making it part of the curriculum. In BYU religion classes, it’s common to be asked to keep a private study journal throughout the semester. By moving the assignment online, the study journal may benefit a much larger...

“Criticisms Create Interest” in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormon” Church)

If you’re new here, read more about the More Good Foundation. We help members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church) share their beliefs on the Internet. Learn more about what Mormons believe or talk with Mormons at LDS.net. During the Sunday morning session of the 178th Semiannual Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes referred to as the...

Testimony Tag

Testimony Tag is an idea for sharing your beliefs on your blog and encouraging your friends to do the same. You may have seen these viral games of “tag” in which one blogger writes, for example, “5 things you didn’t know about me” and then “tags” others to do the same. If you have a blog, you can participate in a Testimony Tag by 1. Creating a blog post about a Gospel...

Important new blog for parents, families, and technologists

LDSMediaTalk.com is a new blog created by several Church employees to share “technology ideas for LDS parents and youth.” While this blog is not an official publication of the Church, these bloggers are experts in their fields and are close to the issues. Anybody interested in how the Church uses and will use technology to fulfill its mission should subscribe to this blog. Participants include the...

Blogging leads to missionary referral

Two years ago, I started a niche website with my BYU roommate, which became very popular, drawing thousands of people every day. When we sold the website this May and said our goodbyes to the readers, Brian posted a link to his personal blog. On his personal blog, Brian posts photos of his family and newborn son, writes on a variety of topics from being a father to owning an iPhone, and, importantly, shares elements...

LDS Church owned newspaper encourages blogging

The Deseret News recently announced that it will add “an interactive component [including] blogs and reader comments” to its LDS Newsline product. Its first call for bloggers goes out to Education Week attendees who are willing to blog about what they’re “thinking, feeling and experiencing as [they] enjoy the spirit and opportunities of Education Week.” This sort of blogging by Church...

Write fewer emails, more blog posts

After The Mormons aired, I contacted a fellow who had written a lengthy email to PBS complaining about inaccuracies in the show. He regretted sending the hastily written email because it lacked the tact and style that would have been more characteristic of him. But his email already had wings — it was being forwarded to hundreds of people, and in some cases even modified from his original text. I emailed him,...
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