Mormon.org Launch
Mormon.org–a newly redesigned site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons, LDS) has launched today! A rich, lucid venue through which thousands of voices of genuine, everyday Mormons join the online conversation, Mormon.org address questions often asked by friends of other faiths. Responses are individualized, submitted by authentic faithful members of the Church. They...
Read MoreMormon, Mormons, Mormonism…. “Mormon is Here to Stay”
We all love short-cuts. Those that are valid. Those that work. Consider some faves: The F-11 key that enables you to use your full screen without toolbar interference; Control X to wipe out text The “undo arrow”–what would we do without it? The Iphone GPS, showing detailed shortest routes to our destination Boxed hair color (maybe not) Instant brownie mixes Templates for...
Read MoreMore Good Foundation Press Release: MormonMusic.org Launch Date
MORE GOOD FOUNDATION 560 South State Street Orem, UT 84058 Phone (801) 705-5115 Press Release Contact: Karen Merkley, Director of PR & Marketing Phone: (801) 705-5104 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 A.M. EDT, March 27, 2009 MORE GOOD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF MORMONMUSIC.ORG OREM, UT, MARCH 27, 2009– The More Good Foundation—non-profit creator of quality websites, social...
Read MoreFlooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon
Greg McMurdie muses, What if Church members used blogs and other New Media tools to help fulfill President Benson’s vision of “flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon”? President Benson said, “The Book of Mormon is the instrument that God designed to ’sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out [His] elect.’ (Moses 7:62.) This sacred volume of scripture needs to become more...
Read MoreTelling our stories through New Media subject of new BYU class
A new class at BYU is studying storytelling through the New Media. This class, Theater and Media Art (TMA) 315r, studies the use of YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and other “Web 2.0″ tools for sharing our stories, including our faith as Latter-day Saints. The students created two videos, below, to explain. This quote from student Taylor Rose summarizes it well: Our audience...
Read MorePublic affairs representative as local blogger/columnist
Continuing the theme of integrating gospel sharing habits into our routines, I like what Dana King has done in St. Louis. Dana King serves as a Church public affairs representative in her hometown of St. Louis, MO. When her local newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, launched a multi-faith religion blog, Dana decided to get involved. She writes about her Mormon faith while her local colleagues...
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