tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post7089502842689097419..comments2023-11-02T09:09:22.129-04:00Comments on Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord: LDS Church Approved Blogging Missionaries: New York Rochester Mission First Pilot ProgramDr. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18061544604584544836noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-50625338025372643382011-06-21T22:53:38.732-04:002011-06-21T22:53:38.732-04:00Hi1 I just got my calling for the Rochester New Yo...Hi1 I just got my calling for the Rochester New York Mission and I am so excited to start! I was Surprised when I received an email from my Mission President saying that I would be an online missionary.I'm so Excited I report to the MTC in July!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-23736853545732852802010-09-28T13:08:47.414-04:002010-09-28T13:08:47.414-04:00Thank you so much for advertizing our blogs and fa...Thank you so much for advertizing our blogs and facebooks! This has really helped the online work we are striving to create! <br /><br />http://eldererwin.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-ye-have-seen-me-do.htmlPaul H. Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769136310883881241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-79563753828335343112010-08-21T10:01:28.363-04:002010-08-21T10:01:28.363-04:00Hey everyone! I'm one of the online missionari...Hey everyone! I'm one of the online missionaries in the New York Rochester Mission, and I can't tell you how excited I was to find this whole post about us!<br /><br />Elder Nelson once said: "We are blessed to be living in such an exciting gospel dispensation. God is inspiring the minds of great people to create inventions taht further the work of the Lord in ways this world has never known."<br /><br />How cool to see that on the internet! <br /><br />--Sis. Meaders, gospelofjoy.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-15216753861549854012010-08-02T00:39:54.180-04:002010-08-02T00:39:54.180-04:00Here is a comment about FaceBook from my sons last...Here is a comment about FaceBook from my sons last email.<br />So FACEBOOK! The latest and greatest thing to say about FB is that it’s working. It’s doing what the brethren hoped it would do. That is, to increase the work with whatever resource available. We are working hard on reporting our efforts. We submit a report of our activity everyone and a while. The biggest way it helps me is simply the easy constant daily connection to all my current investigators. I use it to schedule multiple appointments at a time and answer and ask them questions from the same location. It’s a missionary dream. Answer multiple questions to multiple investigators at the same time with mormon.org,lds.org, videos, talks, and everything right at my fingertips. It’s amazing. And we still balance out being ZL's in a trio covering two areas at a very busy time in our mission, with the new president doing the new trainings.Rhonda Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121236050038324051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-51321865049641483682010-07-28T12:19:29.793-04:002010-07-28T12:19:29.793-04:00I'm one of the missionaries working on this ne...I'm one of the missionaries working on this new effort. The best thing people can do for us is read our blogs, comment on our posts, get your friends to read our blogs, and help us find people to teach. After all, missionaries are supposed to be full-time teacher while the members should be full-time finders. Doesn't change even when we're online.Sister Joneshttp://www.findingfaithtoday.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-88072352671810189702010-07-16T10:04:48.769-04:002010-07-16T10:04:48.769-04:00Another unofficial effort to blog has been started...Another unofficial effort to blog has been started in California. They've created a few different websites. Check out <a href="http://www.escondidomormons.com/" rel="nofollow">Escondido Mormons.</a><br /><br />What really helps the effort is linking to blogs and posts and making comments on them. The more inbound links, the higher the Google Pagerank. Please get involved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-27885430106673647182010-07-16T10:00:45.016-04:002010-07-16T10:00:45.016-04:00The More Good Foundation is a group independent of...The <a href="http://www.moregoodfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow">More Good Foundation</a> is a group independent of the Church which tries to monitor the LDS internet presence. They have lots of great resources to help people get involved and start blogging. Check it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-188015173701050162010-07-14T22:49:39.903-04:002010-07-14T22:49:39.903-04:00@ Rhonda Cook and newellista: There are a couple ...@ Rhonda Cook and newellista: There are a couple of things you can do to increase the popularity of your blog. The first is to link your blog to all of your other sites (i.e. facebook, twitter, etc.). <br /><br />The second is just to let all of your friends know. <br /><br />The third takes more work. It includes reading and commenting on others' blogs. People like comments on their blogs. If you add value by commenting on their blogs then they may start reading yours and they may even share it with their followers via their rss feeder.Ryan Murrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827718800364458547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-69252124762788917212010-07-13T11:01:57.528-04:002010-07-13T11:01:57.528-04:00My son is serving in the Dominican Republic. I ha...My son is serving in the Dominican Republic. I have created a blog for him as a way disseminating his emails to friends and families.<br /><br />It hadn't occurred to me that his blog may be a way of furthering missionary work.<br /><br />I'd be interested in a followup post discussing things we could do to enhance the blog and make it a more effective tool for spreading the Gospel and enhancing the Church's image.newellistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733405811345290664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-86777875348179588672010-07-12T17:32:47.208-04:002010-07-12T17:32:47.208-04:00I am excited to find this site. I am the mom of El...I am excited to find this site. I am the mom of Elder Danny Cook, one of the Elders who are approved to use facebook and blogs to move this work forward. Elder Cook has had success in finding and teaching people from his FB. I think he could use help with both FB and Blog. He has over 300 people on his Scripture Study group and that is going very well. Check it out and tell me what you think. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=128817153806990&ref=mf<br /> I am not s bloger but have one. But I want to help my son on this new adventure of Internet missionary work. I have been trying to get his blog "Out there" but really didn't know how. What is the best way to help these Elders out? They can go on every day depending on time. But their time is limited. Thanks for your help. Please do what you can to help. ThanksnRhonda Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121236050038324051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-64230882300874827982010-07-12T16:09:18.436-04:002010-07-12T16:09:18.436-04:00NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, ...NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, <br /><br />For Full Time MissionariesFlavionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-64206886692625666732010-07-08T16:13:27.652-04:002010-07-08T16:13:27.652-04:00President Hemingway's email is HemingwayMF@lds...President Hemingway's email is HemingwayMF@ldschurch.orgDr. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061544604584544836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-5933880168560588192010-07-08T14:22:45.316-04:002010-07-08T14:22:45.316-04:00A few groups are doing this unofficially as well (...A few groups are doing this unofficially as well (Clayton Christensen, one of the San Diego Stakes, etc). There is more benefit to blogging about the church than just finding potential investigators. It also creates a digital footprint that ends up on Google's radar and starts ranking mormon-friendly sites higher than anti-mormon sites. That way when non-members google "mormon" or other key words or phrases out of curiosity, they are flooded with good content like this blog. Where can I find Michael Hemmingway's contact info? I would like to suggest some things.<br /><br />http://inthethinofthickthings.blogspot.com/Ryan Murrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827718800364458547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-79737178257300568982010-07-08T09:24:13.628-04:002010-07-08T09:24:13.628-04:00That's great news! It's definitely time. I...That's great news! It's definitely time. I hope they are able to make a positive impact.<br /><br />Do you know how much time they are asked to blog a week? Any word on the logistics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-82869996078172644082010-07-08T07:47:33.746-04:002010-07-08T07:47:33.746-04:00Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partake...Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com