Mormon Bloggers

Mormon.org–a newly redesigned site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons, LDS) has launched today! A rich, lucid venue through which thousands of voices of genuine, everyday Mormons join the online conversation, Mormon.org address questions often asked by friends of other faiths. Responses are individualized, submitted by authentic faithful members of the Church. They appear in brief snippets or a few paragraphs of thoughtful reflections and personal witnesses of doctrinal beliefs, with accompanying personal photos. This personal outreach by unofficial voices is matched with some official responses to questions by the Church leaders. The blend and diversity of profiling and messaging is intended to open up genuine dialog and communication with online seekers and curious onlookers–you can “meet the Mormons” over the virtual fence.  An initial group of 2,000 have not only already posted profiles visible to the public, but have added explanations... Read the rest of this entry »

Meridian Magazine recently published an article How I use Facebook to Share the Gospel of Jesus Christ by our own VP of Technology, Heather Newall. With the emergence of more and more official LDS Church websites, accounts and channels on many social networks, more and more people are choosing to participate in sharing their beliefs online.  With the surge of more and more members being active in Internet discussions and communities there needs to be an importance placed on being safe and being sensitive. One point that was emphasized in the article is that just because the Internet allows us the opportunity to fail, to sin, or to destroy our lives, doesn’t mean we now have an excuse to do so.  I like the imagery used to present this concept: “I’m not afraid of climbing the mountain, just because there are drops along the way. I know that just because I can fall, doesn’t give me the excuse to jump.” It is valuable to note the number of ways you can share the gospel... Read the rest of this entry »

The More Good Foundation, as you know, is working to provide honest seekers with correct information and accurate perceptions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members.  We have found that many of the public at large equate us either with the Amish, or with the polygamous groups that have recently been in the news.  In spite of the rise to stardom of many LDS people (David Archuleta, Chelsie Hightower, etc.) and the general knowledge that they are Mormon, people still aren’t figuring out who we are.  Because of this, we desire to add additional images to all the articles on all of our sites to show Mormons in action, going about our daily routines, jobs, church work, recreation, and milestone events. This is a request that you will network with your own friends, even forward this message, so that we may gather in some great photos.  We need the images in jpg format, and you can email them to email@moregoodfoundation.org.  These can be pics of your own... Read the rest of this entry »

MORE GOOD FOUNDATION 560 South State Street Orem, UT 84058 Phone (801) 705-5115 Press Release Contact: Karen Merkley, Director of PR & Marketing Phone: (801) 705-5104 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 A.M. EDT, March 27, 2009 MORE GOOD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF MORMONMUSIC.ORG OREM, UT, MARCH 27, 2009– The More Good Foundation—non-profit creator of quality websites, social networks, and virtual communities facilitating peer-to-peer dialog between Mormons and friends of all faiths online– announced today its highly-anticipated launch of a new website scheduled for April 6, 2009: MormonMusic.org. MormonMusic.org will provide a rich and flexible platform for online music lovers to stream, download, and enjoy both prominent and new or up-and-coming LDS musical selections—from jazz piano and classical guitar to inspirational vocals and seasonal choral numbers. First featured artists include Abe Mills, Jon Schmidt, Hilary Weeks, Kenneth Cope, Michael Dowdle, Jessie... Read the rest of this entry »

Are you a Mormon blogger?  If you are an LDS blogger, then please join our aggregate, Mormonbloggers.com.  Your posts will flow through our homepage with links directed back to your own blog.  The more we share who we are with the world–the more we can illuminate the truth about our lifestyles, the power of the gospel as resource in time of struggle and pain as well as in times of greatest joy, our commitment to the Savior–the less people will be finding second and third-hand information that may tell a different and often a false or vitriol story about who we really are, and what we believe. Mormonbloggers: Here’s a place where you can join the fray, have a say, while sharing your faith-infused lives globally online. If you don’t have a blog, if the word scares you and you think, “I can’t do that,” think again.  If you visit Mormonbloggers.com, click on Start a Blog, you will be led to a site where you can follow a few easy steps and be up... Read the rest of this entry »

A gentleman visiting our video conversion stories, listened to one of them four times, and then requested a Book of Mormon.  After reading and studying the Book of Mormon twice with online resources, and visiting other positive MGF and LDS sites, he began missionary lessons and joined LDS.net. He recently set a baptismal date. Please follow the nudge if you feel one to post your conversion story online, or to participate in some way in this effort to share our faith globally.  For more information, see ways to help, on this site, or send your comment or question to us. Hi Karen, Great to hear from you! Yes, it is true, I have a date set for the 29th of March to be baptized. I am so excited! I am going to be baptized in Huntington due to the  fact that the ward that I belong to, is still under renovation.  From what I understand it will be another 6 weeks or so before the [other] chapel is ready. Do you want to know another neat thing? One of the other guys on LDS.net was scheduled... Read the rest of this entry »

The More Good Foundation is currently looking for stories of faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are serving in their communities and neighborhoods, or in specific helping missions around the world.  If you know of anyone with a story or experience to share, please let us know. Please circulate this email.  We’d love multi-media content if available as well: videos, photos, slide shows. The More Good Foundation is a non-profit organization in Orem, Utah, USA, devoted to promoting “more good” on the Internet. The foundation creates online communities and provides web tools–social networks, blogs, websites, and forums–through which ordinary faithful members of the Church can share their lives and faith in a natural way online globally. MGF is not an official Church entity but an independent group of faithful members facilitating Elder Ballard’s counsel to “engage in the global conversation” about us using... Read the rest of this entry »