Search blogs for a topic and then link to an general conference talk.

Recently, I reread Elder Holland's talk on The Parable of the Worker's in the Vineyard.  As I read it I said to myself that it was such a wonderful and unique interpretation and that I should share it with anyone who ever blogged on that parable before.

So what I did was search in google blog search (make sure you go to the blogs tab) for the parable and went to the first 100 website and added almost the following comment to each:

"good work. I also really like this other perspective on the laborers in the vineyard. http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/the-laborers-in-the-vineyard?lang=eng it something I had never heard before but made complete sense"

Now out of the first 100 results, I probably found 50 blogs that I could leave the comment on. Hopefully, whoever reads those blogs in the future will check out Elder Holland's talk.

The other benefit to doing this is that the more links there are out there of his talk on the internet the higher it will get ranked in google search results.

You could find any general conference talk or ensign article that you like and repeat the above process.

Submit your sacrament meeting talks...

The More Good Foundation created a website called LDS talks.

You submit you sacrament meeting talk to them and it will be shared on their website or another website owned by the More Good Foundation.

"Talks will appear by category and are easily searchable online. Honest seekers browsing the internet will easily be able to find answers to questions and concerns as well as solid information on doctrinal topics."

My view on this is that there are many websites/blogs run by LDS members who need good original content to share to bring others closer to Christ.

This is a very easy way for you to share a talk that you have already prepared.


It may also be a good idea for Ward Missionaries is to ask the members who gave talks in church on Sunday to submit their talk.

Edit wikipedia articles to show an LDS perspective.

Edit wikipedia articles to show an LDS perspective.

Look at this example
Parable_of_the_Workers_in_the_Vineyard
Torah
Ten Commandments

Help other people blogs by posting comments

Many other Christian Mormon as blogging and they need great comments on the things that they post. Please search for their blogs and read them and COMMENT. Create a conversation in the comment section. It will help them be successful and spread the gospel message further. You may search for the blogs in google or go to a website like http://www.mormonmommyblogs.com/p/about.html
 which lists a lot of them.

List church activities on Craigslist

Craigslist is great for listing community events. It will help get non-members to any activity. However, Please check with your local leadership before you post something.

Last Christmas a local stake did a live nativity for Christmas in which they invited the public. They even created a website. http://thenativitylv.com/

A few simple post on craigslist was a great free way to get the word out.

Tips for entering the LDS blogging world

Deseret new posted an article that you should read for additional tips on LDS blogging. The link is http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865589490/Entering-the-world-of-LDS-blogging.html?pg=1

It gives church leader guidance on the need for bloggers and shares one ladies story of her blog.

Let me know your ideas or good facebook posts

Let me know your ideas or good facebook posts.
Add a comment and we will add it to our lists.

Helping in the Vineyard

If you do not know about helping in the vineyard... you should. https://vineyard.lds.org/

This is a volunteer service website that lets you donate your time online and help out with a church project.

They have many church projects and a lot of them are about online missionary work.

Facebook Post Idea "what is your favorite scripture"

A recent friend of mine put "what is you favorite scripture" on facebook. The post had over 40 comments in the first 24 hours and people just listed their favorite scripture.

This is obviously an effective post as many non-Mormons posted their favorite scripture and members alike posted their favorites from the Book of Mormon or the Doctrine and Covenants. I am sure other people who did not know what those reference were could look them up.

If you were to answer your own question, I would encourage you to add a link to the reference so people who be directly linked with a church website.

Ideas from "The Power of Everyday Missionaries" by Claytom M. Christensen

The author Clayton M Christensen who is a professor at Harvard and a member of the quorum of the Seventy recently wrote a book on missionary work. One of the chapters was on being a digital missionary. Luckily a summary of each chapter is on his website at http://www.everydaymissionaries.org/


His stake called digital missionaries. Who wrote blogs on items that were commonly searched in google. Then they had other missionaries write comments to generate a conversation on their blogs. After which they would have other online member missionaries promote their blogs on other web sites to attempt to drive traffic to their blogs. 

If you do not want to create you own blog you could promote their blogs or ask to be a guest writer. The blogs that he mentioned that his stake started were.

Next Door Mormon
Mormon Perspectives
Young and Mormon

Make sharing gospel on facebook more effective

To make yourself more effective at being and LDS ONLINE MISSIONARY you need to understand how the News Feed works and how to make your post be seen by more people. A detail review can be found here http://socialmedia.biz/2011/02/07/how-facebook-news-feeds-work/

The basics are: The more people that comment on your post the longer it will stay and higher in people's newsfeeds. Also the number of people that like your post the longer it will stay and higher it will be in people's news feeds. Remember COMMMENTS are worth a lot more than LIKES. Also post are viewed as more important if they contain a picture, video or link.

Write a TV or Movie review for a movie that is not appropriate and post it on Netflix, Amazon ,RottenTomato.com, imdb.com and then at the end suggest something else for the people to watch that is more uplifting.


For Example,
Review on MTV show Teen Wolf.
" I recently watch the first 5 episodes of this show. I was shocked by how much the show was about sex. This show is for teenagers and yet the whole plot is making out and getting condoms. As a parent I really value clean entertainment. I think the best clean TV shows right now are being produced by BYUTV and we can all watch those for free."


You can see Mormon movies that are available on Netflix here.

Promote your BLOG learn about SEO

Blogging is a great way to share the gospel. Whether it is gospel related or about you life. But to be more effective you need more people to read it. For more people to read it you need to learn about how search engines are going to find it.

The best guide I have found:
http://ldsmediatalk.com/2007/12/22/how-to-build-links-to-your-web-site/

Here is a basic guide that blogger has available. https://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf

Now, this is a lot of work and probably only for the advanced who want to put a lot of work in.

Ask a question on your facebook page about your calling. Your member friends will sure to comment. The more comments you get the longer your post will stay in people's newsfeeds. Try to add a link to what your calling is about or what you will be teaching. Maybe non-members will offer advice and in the process they may look over the link you sent.

People will learn a lot about our church when they see the service you give and what is being taught. This is a very non-preachy way to share the gospel with your friends.

Share LDS gosple by posting review of mormon church on google maps

Find your local church on google maps and write a positive review.

Your review could include... the times of church, what to expect, what to wear, details about primary, nursery, YM/YW, Relief Society, or Priesthood.

Also speak about mutual night and how it is the best youth group for any faith based family.

Your review could also mention boy scouts and how any boy can join who will live the standards of the church found here.

Once you have done your building. Write one about Wards you used to be in or have otherwise visited. The more reviews the better.

Spike ranking of kindle version of the Book of Mormon

The more people that download the kindle version of the Book of Mormon, = the higher it goes on the sales charts = the more people that will see it.


It's free to purchase. So do it


ALSO PLEASE WRITE A REVIEW FOR IT.  A great place to share your testimony online is here.

Basic Ideas of online LDS missionary work

The most basic ways of sharing the gospel online is by doing exactly as the church suggest on their website.

Sharing using Social Media. On facebook or google+, personally invite friends to hearing the gospel or share your testimony.

Another way that is not as direct is to share things on your wall that are gospel related.
The easiest way to do so is by reposting something from a Mormon page.

How to do it:
Find a Mormon site on facebook and like it.
Some options are official church page, Mormon channel, BYUTV, Mormon.org, Mormon newsroom, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, LDS Missionaries, or LDS Youth.

When on that site and you see a picture or video that you want to share on your wall, simple click the share button.

This will post it on your wall for all of your friends to see.