Which Mormons should share their beliefs online, and is there only one way to do it?
At Have you born your testimony on YouTube yet? Jane shares a concern about sharing the Gospel online: I am ready to put a link to the church under “what I believe” on my About page, and to swear less (never, I think) online than I do in real life. I talk about our family reunions and about odd things that occur to me in church. I post videos of my seven-year old practicing her primary talks....
Read MoreWhat Local Search Means for Online Member Missionaries
I recently did a Google search and saw the following notice above the search results: Customized for Salt Lake City metro area, US Google can determine — by my IP address — that I am searching from a location near Salt Lake City and attempts to make the search results more relevant to my location. When our friends of other faiths look for information about our faith, Google may present them...
Read MoreWhy Mormon Apologetics and How to Broaden the Field
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. Last week we attended the FAIR Conference. Among my favorite talks were the conference opener by Mike Ash and the conference closer by...
Read MoreMormons Make Their Voices Heard — Digitally
The Church Newsroom has a good article about members of the Church who are using YouTube and other websites to share the Gospel. The article includes references to MormonHunnies, the three Mormon college students who’ve shared their beliefs on YouTube, and youth in Las Vegas who recorded their testimonies at Youth Conference. “Speak on what you know,” Las Vegas youth leader West Allen says....
Read MoreYouth in Las Vegas share beliefs in online video
Youth of the Las Vegas Nevada Redrock Stake shared their beliefs on camera at a recent Youth Conference, answering Elder Ballard’s call to share the Gospel online. The production was beautiful, and I see several good things coming of this: Youth can tell their friends about the video and link to it from Facebook or MySpace pages. Parents can share the video with their co-workers and friends of...
Read MoreSharing the Gospel on YouTube
As a missionary in England, President Gordon Hinckley was known to have preached from a portable stand in Hyde Park, presumably because there were large gatherings of people there. YouTube is the 3rd most visited website in the world and another avenue for sharing the Gospel. The Church has published several dozen videos on YouTube, as have many faithful members. Here is an overview: Videos from...
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