Monthly Archives: August 2007

Blogging leads to missionary referral

August 27, 2007 – 11:18 am

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.Two years ago, I started a niche website with my [...]

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The Church’s three-fold mission and the Internet

August 22, 2007 – 10:40 am

This month’s Ensign has an article about using the Internet to do family history work. Anyone in the world can visit FamilySearchIndexing.org to signup as a volunteer and begin doing “extraction work,” the work of transcribing names from old court documents, birth certificates, and death records. This family history work, along with temple work, brings [...]

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FAIR Conference

August 7, 2007 – 12:57 pm

Last Thursday and Friday I attended the FAIR Conference in Sandy, UT, for the second time. The purpose of FAIR is explained well in their flyer:
When people first encounter the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, or FAIR, the first question they often ask is: “Why are you apologizing for being a member of the [...]

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LDS Church owned newspaper encourages blogging

August 6, 2007 – 4:37 pm

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 [...]

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