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There are so many ways to do online missionary work no matter how much time you have. This is a LONG post that isn’t intended to be a post so much as it is intended to be a resource to give people ideas of HOW to do online missionary work. I have been in a few wards where the leadership really wants to know what they can do to get the ward going missionary work. Well, here is my answer. Over 100 things you can do right now to hasten the work of salvation using the internet. If you need to know why online missionary work is important, click here. Also, click here to make sure you know what to avoid while doing online missionary work. Now get to it!
5 Minutes or Less
1.Retweet a tweet from Any of the following channels or hashtags:
- @LDSChurch
- @Mormonorg
- @MormonTabChoir
- @MormonNewsroom
- @MormonChannel
- #twitterstake
- #ldsconf
- #mormon
- #lds
- #BecauseofHim
- Whatever the latest initiative hashtag of the Church is which can be found atMormon Newsroom orLDS Media Talk
2. Follow All of the Apostles and Prophets on Google+, Facebook and Twitter: click here to find a list of all their profiles.
3. Like, repost, reshare, retweet, or plus one any of the posts from any of those profiles. This helps them be seen by more people, and your friends will see your interaction with these good sources and they might just pay attention or ask you a question.
4. Add all the official church pages to your circles on Google+ (and if you are a Google+ pro, create a circle and share the circle with your friends to have them add the circle) Find them here:
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch Indexing
- Mormon Channel
- Mormon Newsroom
- Mormon.org
- Mormon Tabernacle Choir
5. Like official facebook pages of the Church, and a couple more non-official pages that do a lot of good.
Official Church Pages
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(facebook.com/lds)
- Mormon Channel
- Mormon Messages
- Mormon Newsroom
- Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- Mormon.org (facebook.com/mormon)
- Jesus The Christ
- New Era Magazine
- Church History Library
- Church History Museum
- Church-Service Missionaries
- Create LDS Media
- Deseret Industries
- Ensign
- Family History Library
- Family Search
- FamilySearch Indexing
- Friend
- Helping in the Vineyard
- Institute
- Joseph Smith Papers
- LDS Tech
- LDS Youth
- Liahona
- Mobile Applications
- Perpetual Education Fund in
- Seminary
- Temple Square
Other Pages that do a lot of good:
- LDS Missionaries
- LDS General Conference
- LDS Media Talk
- The More Good Foundation
- The Returned Missionary
- Meridian Magazine
6. “Check in” when you get to your chapel on your social network of choice. This requires that you get there a little early, but it’s all good. Checking in isn’t for everyone, but if you use Foursquare, Yelp or facebook, you can definitely checking when you get to church, or when you get to any church related activity that you don’t mind broadcasting to the world.
7. Watch and share any of these <a href="https://www.
<hr class=’system-pagebreak’ />youtube.com/user/MormonsBelieve/videos” target=”_blank”>What Mormons Believe videos (go to the channel to find more!
10 Minutes
Write
1. Create your own inspirational or motivational social media post and share it on any of your preferred social media channels. Get creative. Be genuine. It doesn’t have to be churchy, just be authentic and try to lift others up with your post.
2. If you have worked on a blog post, extend the reach of your blog post by sharing it on Google Plus communities, facebook groups, on your facebook wall or in a personal message to your friends or family.
Take a Picture
3. Take a picture of your Chapel before you go in (not during church) and post it to facebook, instagram, twitter, Google+, etc., saying something you like about church or the blessings that come from going to church. Possible hashtags: #church #mormon #God #loveofGod #lds #twitterstake
4. Take a picture of your scriptures and post it to instagram with your favorite scripture in the caption. Possible hashtags: #scriptures #Bible #BookofMormon #wordofGod #feastupontheword
5. Take a picture of a beautiful scene in nature (a plant, a flower, a cloud, the moon, a mountain, a river, a sunset, a beach, a snowflake, etc.) and talk about how grateful you are for God’s amazing creations. Possible hashtags: #GodisanArtist #Godislove #nature #creation #God
6. Take a picture of an FHE activity that you are doing with friends or family and share it on your social media channels with some thoughts on the importance of genuine friends or a loving family. Possible hashtags: #FHE #ImAMormon #wholesomerecreation #mormonFun
Interact
7. Comment on NON-LDS YouTube videos that have to do with what we believe (Prayer, God, Faith, Heaven, Truth, Redemption, etc.) Make sure you post your comment using Google+ if you have an account because this comment will be double powerful (it will post to your profile as well as be sticky on the YouTube video I still get comments and likes on a video I posted to 2 months ago because the video is popular). Just search for positive gospel-related YouTube videos with great messages even if they are from other well-meaning Christians. Here are a few examples:
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11 yr old Went to Heaven and Back and Tells What He Saw! – 19 Million views (May 2014), So many amazing discussions about heaven are going on in the comments. Don’t get involved in contentious conversation, just interact with people and answer questions respectfully if you can.
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Worn by Tenth Avenue North – 1.8 million views. This video is a powerful song about redemption. Any Christian will love this and many who are not Christians will also love this because the music. I commented on this video a while back and I have had Christians, muslims, atheists, and others comment back that they love the music and the message of redemption. Comment on this video (posting to Google+) and you’ll share a good message. Interact with people who are commenting as well.
8. Join this Facebook group (called 1 Million Mormons on Facebook and it is open keep the rules of the group) and interact with other members. There are many members who are not going to church but who have questions, and others who are going to church and who have questions or who just joined and who could use some support. This group is amazing. I love the fellowshipping conversations that go on here. It is awesome what is happening. It is also growing fast! Just a few weeks ago it was at only a few thousand and it has since grown to over 20,000 (May 2014).
9. Join this facebook event and participate: Discover the Book. It’s all about sharing your story of how you discovered the Book of Mormon. They are doing a good job.
10. Leave a Review on The Book of Mormon on Amazon. This helps more people want to read it because they see real reviews by real people. Click below for link:
11. Do a Google maps review of any LDS church location you have visited (especially if it is one you went to when you were traveling because then you get a feel for what new people are treated like and you can genuinely talk about it in your review). Just go to www.maps.google.com (click here to go) and then look up “LDS Church in (Fairfax, VA)” (fill this in with wherever you went). You do have to have a Google account, but that is free, and most people have one. Make sure to also hit the +1 button as well. You can do it for ANY temple because the temples are all on there and even if you haven’t visited them, you can leave your thoughts about the temple.
Here are some examples:
12. Do a Google maps review of ANY LDS Temple.
You review ones that you have visited (even just the visitor center or the grounds), or ones you went to for the first time to do baptisms or other temple work.(especially if it is one you went to while you were traveling to help other travelers who want to figure out what this temple is get a feel for it). Just go to www.maps.google.com (click here to go) and then look up “_________ LDS Temple” (make sure you include the location). You do have to have a Google account, but that is FREE, and most people have one. Make sure to also hit the +1 button as well (see image below). You can do it for ANY temple even if you haven’t visited them or been inside. You can leave your thoughts about the temple. Here are 10 to get you started:
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Salt Lake Temple (this only has 3 reviews! WHAT?)
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brojerJune 17, 2014
It would be nice to have a printer freindly version of this article so we could pass it around to members during our meetings
Be Wise, Be AdorableJune 16, 2014
Just a safety reminder -- that if you're checking in where you are -- publicly, you are also telegraphing that your house is empty. In some areas of the world, this may be unwise.