Spiritual leaders use Facebook, YouTube, hashtags to spread messages

MR says: We even saw this with the way the LDS Church included hashtags on the screen during April's general conference.

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LDS E-books from the Church

MR says: A great list of some of the books and apps for getting LDS books. In the USA, e-books made up nearly a quarter (22.55%) of trade publishers’ book sales in 2012. That’s up from 17% in 2011 and only 3% in 2009. The Church began publishing e-books back in 2011. Many people enjoy having books on a...

“As I Stand at the Edge of Eternity”: Joseph Fielding Smith’s Last Testimony

MR says: This is incredible. Love it. Joseph Fielding Smith was invited to participate in an M-Man/Gleaner Conference in Denton, Texas, scheduled for July 14-16, 1972, by recording a personal message to be played during the gathering. He dictated the text for his message on Friday, June 30, with the intent...

Utahns and Mormons making millions on YouTube

MR says: Wow - apparently Utah is the #3 location in the world for YouTube celebrities, after Hollywood and London. Did you know you can make money with videos on YouTube? Several Utah YouTubers (called Utubers) have quit their day jobs and are living off their online success. Utah is the #3 location in the...

LDS Church launches redesign of FamilySearch.org

MR says: The new design is much more interactive and includes free photo sharing, story elements and other social media influences. Digital technologies have progressively made family history work easier and more accessible. A new version of FamilySearch.org, which launched today, makes family history...

Help index the 1 billionth FamilySearch Record

MR says: A great light-hearted explanation of indexing for beginners. The goal right now is to get to 1 billion records! Learn more at ldsmediatalk.com  and familysearch.org/indexing...

Pinterest connects new LDS leader Bonnie Oscarson with young women

MR says: Many YW have already connected with her online, and people are saying it's a great additional way to reach out to the youth. Just one day after Sister Bonnie Oscarson was sustained as general Young Women's president, her following on Pinterest more than doubled. Youths and Young Women leaders have...

Now available: LDS General Conference April 2013 Text, Audio, Video, Music

MR says: AMAZING how fast they can get it up! What a wonderful general conference! Knowing that you’ll want to read, listen, and watch the addresses again, below is a summary of what you can access online: Text The English text of the April 2013 LDS General Conference is now available at...

Most-used words for April 2013 LDS General Conference

MR says: A "wordle" is a word cloud of frequency of word use. Interesting to see which words have emphasis (some of which happily remain the biggest). For the last several conferences, I have shown wordles (word clouds) of the text from general conference, which show the frequency of use of words (except...

Are Mormons the most connected?

MR says: Did you notice the "#LDSCONF" graphic at the bottom of screens for general conference? More evidence that the Church is one of the most technologically savvy organizations out there. "Mormons have managed to keep abreast of the constantly changing landscape that is the Internet." This weekend, The...

Counsel about media consumption from Mormon leaders

MR says: Great advice from leaders on how to balance today's media. For Kathryn Skaggs the word "media" is a buzzword any time she is listening to a talk in church. That's doubly true on days like Saturday and Sunday this week, during the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of...

LDS go online to share the gospel, humor during General Conference

MR says: Love the meme they created to accompany this story. Will you be tuning in online and sharing general conference tidbits? Hundreds of Latter-day Saints will take to their keyboards to entertain, uplift, offer commentary and share the gospel on the Internet during the weekend’s 183rd Annual General...

New LDS site focuses on overcoming pornography through Atonement

MR says: The site is filled with "practical examples, tools, and prevention techniques with spiritual power to change and overcome addiction." To help fight the growing tide of pornography that threatens to capture the souls of mankind, the Church recently released an anti-pornography website that focuses on...

New search on LDS.org is now mobile friendly

MR says: Yay! LDS.org is a phenomenal resource, but the limits of the search function has long been a source of frustration for me. The new search is great. LDS.org has upgraded its search tool. The new search is smarter and is more precise in locating specific...