Using Technology to Further the
Purpose of Relief Society
"The Lord has inspired men to invent these great tools,"
he said. "Now if we don't use them to teach His gospel,
Satan will use them to lead the people astray"
(quote in Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple [1980], 239.
Social Media Websites
Millions of people are connecting on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, and Church members are sharing the gospel there too.
Information tends to spread quickly
and easily on social networks, which makes it an appealing way to share the
gospel. At LDS.org, all items in the Gospel Library
section feature a “Share” tool, as do most pages on new.lds.org,
allowing users to easily share links to Church magazine articles, general
conference talks, and lesson manuals on various social media sites.
Social network users can also become
a fan of the Church’s official Facebook pages, such asFacebook.com/LDS and Facebook.com/Mormon. The Church has more
than 380,000 fans, the Book of Mormon has more than 233,000 fans, and thousands
more users have joined other Church-affiliated pages. When a Facebook user
joins and participates in a group, his or her friends are notified. Thus, the
friends of hundreds of thousands of Facebook users have been exposed to the
Church through Facebook.
Church members are also using
Twitter, a social networking website used to send brief messages (“tweets”) via
the Internet, to share the gospel. Most notably, general conference was
Twitter’s top trend in April 2009, meaning general conference was
mentioned in more tweets than any other subject. There are official LDS Church
Twitter pages such as Twitter.com/ldschurch
andTwitter.com/Mormonorg as
well.
The Church has also established a
presence on YouTube, a popular video posting website, which has generated a
positive reaction from members and nonmembers alike. Every Mormon Messages video,
like all others posted to YouTube, can be easily posted on a blog or shared via
e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter.
These efforts are all in line with a
perspective voiced by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles: “Ultimately it is my responsibility and your responsibility to find
people for the missionaries to teach. Missionaries are full-time teachers; you
and I are full-time finders.”
The
Internet provides a way for Church members to find people in ways unimaginable
a generation ago, and as technologies improve, so will Church members’ ability
to share the gospel.
“With the blessings of modern technology, we can express gratitude and joy about God’s great plan for His children in a way that can be heard not only around our workplace but around the world. Sometimes a single phrase of testimony can set events in motion that affect someone’s life for eternity.”
President Uchtdorf
April 2011 General Conference
Screen Shot (top half)
lds.org - Top Title Bar
Drop Down Menu's
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)
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then right click to select the option you want)
lds.org - Top Title Bar
Church Website Dropdown Menu
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then right click to select the option you want)
Screen Shot (bottom half)
lds.org - Left side of Website
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then right click to select the option you want)
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then right click to select the option you want)
lds.org - Middle Section of Website
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)
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then right click to select the option you want)
lds.org - Right side of Website
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)
Top Menu Bar
Sign In/Tool Drop Down Menu
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)
All Tools
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then right click to select the option you want)
Mobile Applications
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then right click to select the option you want)
Using the Logandale Nevada Stake Website
Screen Shot of the Calendar Overview
Click on the I icon on the Top Right
Today- If you have navigated
to another week or month, click Today to return to the current week or month.
Agenda- View events in a consolidated
list format for the entire month. Events shown are similar to events in the
Month view.
Week – View events for the
week. In contrast to the other views, the week includes reservations and
additional location information. The week view also allows you to select
locations.
Month-View events for the
entire month. All day events are styled with a solid background color.
Settings- All possible
options in this menu include Print, Help, Options, Sync, Calendars,
Subscriptions, Administrators, Locations and Rooms, Reservations, Initial
Setup, and Import Events. The options that appear depend on you rights. Out of
Unit leaders see these options grouped by stake.
Subscribed Calendar- Select
the ward and stake calendars you want to see. Ward calendars appear first.
Sorted alphabetically and then stake calendars.
Subscriptions- Remove or add
calendars and change your email notification settings for each calendar.
Locations- See all events
taking place at the locations you select. You can select locations only in the
week viewed.
Stake Relief Society Blog
Screen Shot of the Logandale Nevada
Stake Relief Society Facebook Page
Logandale Nevada Stake Relief Society Social Media Sites
Facebook
Blogger
Twitter
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