Why

I have a strong belief in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In fact, I love everything about the church. It really has led and guided my whole life. It has taught me how to stay out of trouble. It has taught me of the love of the Savior and the power of His atonement if I repent. Each day I try to live by the teachings of the Savior, Jesus Christ, and of the prophets in the scriptures. The love I have for the Savior and the belief that I have that this church will improve the life of anyone who is willing to learn about it, has led me to this overwhelming desire to share the gospel with others. Missionary work is very dear to my heart.

From March 2004-2006 I served as a full time missionary for the Church in Spain. I was assigned to multiple small towns that only had population of 20,000-30,000 people. I knocked on every door in all of those towns within 3 months. Most towns only had 2-10 active members and missionaries had been in those towns for 12 years already. I felt like no one was going to listen to us because they already had had missionaries knocking on there door 40 times before. Every door I knocked on caused my mind to reflect on ideas for another way- another effective way to do missionary work. After much pondering, I figured that our message must be taken to newspapers and media.

After I got home from my mission, I married my best friend and graduated with a doctorate in Audiology. 5 days ago we welcomed our fourth child into our home. Life has become busy with four small children, a full time job and other church callings, but my mind and heart are always reflecting on ways I can do effective missionary work. The Hastening The Work Broadcast was thrilling to me. I remember cheering inside of my heart when Elder Perry said the era of knocking on doors and contacting in the street were over and that full time missionaries were now allowed to use the internet.

I believe that the internet is a huge way that the church will fulfill prophecies on missionary work. But in order for those prophecies to be fulfilled, members need to be trained on how to use the internet in missionary work. Therefore, I felt inspired to share all the ideas that I have found to share the gospel online. As always, I welcome any comments and your ideas on online missionary work.