I’d like to highlight a few things this morning that I think you’ll find of interest…
Mormon Techie - A neat site that uses takes a “techie” (how appropriate right? given the sites name) slant to sharing the Gospel. They also highlight tech products too!
On the site just mentioned I found a blog that linked to to this story - horizontal rule
Called to Blog: Fighting for the Church Online.
Excerpt
An Orem woman posted a video of her testimony on YouTube. A man in another state watched it four times and emailed, asking for a copy of the Book of Mormon.
A man in Vegas wrote on his blog that he was grateful for the law of tithing. A questioning reader asked him why Mormons like commandments. After several online conversations, the missionaries began meeting with the man.
This makes me feel good, because I hope that whatever I’m doing here will make a difference for The Church. I encourage others to do the same thing.
Here is an impressive site, it’s called Scripture Cast and what it does is allows you to set a rate in which you want to read a scripture. Then it creates individual podcasts that you can listen to every day to reach that goal. I just set mine up, and I’ll be done reading The Book of Mormon by the end of November (or listening to it).
Here is another service like the one just mentioned, only this one sends you emails every day of the scriptures to read.
I know that plenty of us could use this service. It sets up lists and reminders online so that you don’t forget stuff that you need to do. Pretty neato mosquito to me.
I’ll try to highlight other things that can only help us in our daily lives and with our spirituality.
How forward thinking the church is, this article was written in 2005 to teach members how to increase their missionary opportunities online with acquaintances, friends, and non-member family members. There are several suggestions included in the article on just how to achieve this, and I’m including one of them below. Please make sure to read the entire article though, because this is just one of the suggestions. There are several others listed.
Suggestions for Sharing the Gospel Online
When preparing to share the gospel with a friend online, familiarize yourself with www.mormon.org. (For a recent news story about mormon.org, click here). Mormon.org is the primary Web site members will want to use when sharing the gospel. Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has said this site will help members answer the questions of friends directly (”The Role of Members in Conversion,” Ensign, Mar. 2003, 52). Know what is available on the site, such as answers to frequently asked questions, descriptions of basic Church doctrines, and e-cards to invite friends to visit the site.
In addition to mormon.org you might also use the Church’s three other official Web sites (www.lds.org, www.providentliving.org, www.familysearch.org) to introduce the gospel. Continue to check Church Web sites for features and links to which you could refer your friends. Using online gospel tools can help members answer President Gordon B. Hinckley’s call to become more active in sharing the gospel:
“I invite you to become a vast army with enthusiasm for this work and a great overarching desire to assist the missionaries in the tremendous responsibility they have to carry the gospel to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people” (”Find the Lambs, Feed the Sheep,” Ensign, May 1999, 110).
Whether you are Internet savvy or not, here are 16 simple ideas that you can use to share the gospel online with your friends:
? Mormon.org Pass-along Cards
? Invitation to Attend Church
? Homefront Spots
? Recent Addresses from Church Leaders
? The Book of Mormon
? Joseph Smith’s Birthday
? Temples
? Church Magazines Articles
? E-greetings
? Music
? E-mail Signatures
? Pageants
? Places to Visit
? Gardening and Exercising Tips
? Family History
? Links to Church Web Sites
Mormon.org Pass-along Cards
Carry a handful of www.mormon.org pass-along cards while traveling to work or on a family vacation. These pass-along cards are an easy-to-use and informal invitation to hear about the Church. Write your e-mail address on each of the cards. During conversations when those you meet ask to exchange e-mail addresses, give a pass-along card including your e-mail. The pass-along card can either start a conversation about the gospel or refer them to learn more about your discussion of the Church at Mormon.org. Later, send an e-card from Mormon.org to see what they thought about the Web site. Mormon.org pass-along cards are available at www.ldscatalog (item no. 36593).
Be selfless when you share the Gospel with those that you encounter. Don’t be afraid, just freely offer it. It’s so important, and matters in your life, so help it matter in someone else’s.