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File:As the Army of Helaman.ppt

2012-02-07T02:55:20Z

Jessestay: A presentation for youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about social media

A presentation for youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about social media

Helpful articles and tutorials for sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:22:15Z

Jessestay: Created page with 'These are great third party resources for learning about sharing the Gospel online with your friends and family: * [http://wellbehavedmormonwoman.blogspot.com/2011/06/mormons-an…'

These are great third party resources for learning about sharing the Gospel online with your friends and family:

* [http://wellbehavedmormonwoman.blogspot.com/2011/06/mormons-and-social-media-getting.html Well Behaved Mormon Woman - "Mormons and Social Media - Getting Started"]

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:21:47Z

Jessestay:

Talking about online missionary work at church

2011-06-13T02:21:08Z

Jessestay: Created page with 'These tips can help you with fifth Sunday lessons, Relief Society meetings, youth activities, ward missionary firesides or other Church related presentations * [[General Princip…'

These tips can help you with fifth Sunday lessons, Relief Society meetings, youth activities, ward missionary firesides or other Church related presentations

* [[General Principles/Applicable Quotes]]

* [[Tips for teaching members who are new to online tools and resources (e.g., members without an LDS Account, etc.)]]

* [[Tips for teaching members familiar with LDS.org]]

* [[Tips for helping members get started with Social Media]]

* [[Tips for helping members already familiar with Social Media understand what the Church has to offer and how they can use social media to further the work]]

* [[Online behavior guidelines (valuable for all members)]]

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Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:20:27Z

Jessestay:

Helpful quotes related to social media

2011-06-13T02:19:43Z

Jessestay: Created page with 'Of course, social media is not for everyone. But if you are in the group of people that can use it (eg your Bishop hasn't told you not to, or your employment doesn't prohibit you…'

Of course, social media is not for everyone. But if you are in the group of people that can use it (eg your Bishop hasn't told you not to, or your employment doesn't prohibit your using it) these quotes might be helpful.
<blockquote>
President Joseph F. Smith counseled, “Let every man’s life be so that his character will bear the closest inspection, and that it may be seen as an open book, so that he will have nothing to shrink from or be ashamed of” (''Gospel Doctrine'' 5th ed. [1939], 252).
<br>
[https://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-31-honesty Gospel Principles - Chapter 31: Honesty]
</blockquote>
Brethren, the Lord has inspired men to invent these great tools. Now if we don’t use them to teach his gospel, Satan will use them to lead the people astray (Elder LeGrand Richards)

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:19:32Z

Jessestay:

Blogging

2011-06-13T02:18:59Z

Jessestay: Created page with '* Free blogging tool options * Basic blog features * Basic posting tips * Tips and tricks for helping people find your blog'

* [[Free blogging tool options]]
* [[Basic blog features]]
* [[Basic posting tips]]
* [[Tips and tricks for helping people find your blog]]

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:18:42Z

Jessestay:

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:17:06Z

Jessestay:

Foreign language blogging

2011-06-13T02:16:33Z

Jessestay: Created page with 'When doing foreign language blogging, or rather writing a blog in a foreign language, there are a few different things that you may need to be aware of when setting up a blo in a…'

When doing foreign language blogging, or rather writing a blog in a foreign language, there are a few different things that you may need to be aware of when setting up a blo in a foreign language. The main one is that you should be reasonably proficient in the lagnuage, and have the tools on your computer (such as knowledge of how to generate special characters that are different than what would be in a standard English character set, or use a non-Romanic character set like that used for Russian, Chinese, Arabic, etc.

Some blogging software will accomodate foreign languages better than others, so before you download or in some cases purchase software, be sure it will actually work properly and show things the way they should in your chosen language.

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:16:25Z

Jessestay:

Flickr

2011-06-13T02:15:30Z

Jessestay: Created page with 'Flickr is a large repository of photos taken by a large number of users, like Youtube, anyone can load up any photos they have taken, caption them, and make them available for ot…'

Flickr is a large repository of photos taken by a large number of users, like Youtube, anyone
can load up any photos they have taken, caption them, and make them available for others to view, or if they choose, to allow someone to use themselves.

== Uploading Photos ==

Uploading photos themselves is not as hard to do as uploading to Youtube, as the photo file size is mmuch smaller. However, you may still find you have to deal with issues that you find only after you have taken the shot, so a basic photo editing software package such as the free 'Gimp' software, is a must for anyone taking photos and preparing them for uploading to Flickr. The best known of the paid software programs is Adobe Photoshop, which Gimp emulates to a degree.

== Useful LDS-Related Flickr Groups ==

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:14:58Z

Jessestay:

Youtube

2011-06-13T02:14:18Z

Jessestay: Created page with 'Youtube is a very large video sharing service owned presently by Google, which bought it from the creators in 2007. The Google purchase of the site resulted in the site being wh…'

Youtube is a very large video sharing service owned presently by Google, which bought it from the creators in 2007. The Google purchase of the site resulted in the site being what it is today, a large repository of video content from top level pro
video producers to the amateur with a cellphone.

Over two billion videos are viewed each day, and some content has tens of m illions of hits while many videos may have hardly any. However, Youtube has also made it possible for people to create content and share material on almost any subject, and the Church is no exception, having begun to place material on Youtube beginning in early 2008.

=== Using Youtube - The Basics ===

You simply shoot a video clip or produce video content and place it online, that is the simple part. However, there are some constraints to consider when preparing a video clip. First off, the video file uploaded must not be more than two gigabytes in size. Some say that can result in a 13-minute clip depending on the video quality. Video quality also is a consideration, as you can shoot in any format up to 1080p, which is a very common standard. A lot of amateurs use 720p or even 480p (similar to analog NTSC or PAL video broadcasting), so with the boom in HD programming, many people are going to want to view your video in the highest resolution possible, as 1080p or at least 720p is what many HD Televisions are capable of displaying.

The second thing to consider is production values. For most people, just getting a good video for general use is good enough, being sure there are no lighting issues, overexposed shots and underexposures, camera shake, and other problems that can crop up can torpedo even the best everyday video shots. Most modern-day digital cameras have ways of avoiding all of this although to minimize camera shake a tripod should be used. Most editing software is good for everyday use as well and some have ways of correcting bad shots or other problems with the picture, or cutting out things after the fact.

For best results, if one can afford it, use a digital single lens reflex camera, or DSLR, to get hte best results. For best results on editing the final video use a program that may be a little more expensive but which should have more options in cleaning up the footage and fixing other problems such as with sound, etc. Sound is one thing many people forget about, so find the best available microphones, as trying to capture sound through hte camera is a hit and miss proposition. You can use sound from the camera to sync what you get from a microphone with the action, but otherwise it generally is not recommended.

=== Uploading Your Finished Video ===

After you finish producing your video, there are a number of things to consider when readying for and placing the video on Youtube. The first thing is properly titling it. Avoid titles like 'Me in a Tuxedo' or anything similar. Use a descriptive tiIttle that looks like it could be the title of a book, song, or something like that. Then you need to write a description. Make it as professional and be as articulate as possible in describing your video and do it in such a way it will reach its target audience, as the description shows up in the search results in both Google and Youtube itself.

The next thing is tags. Tag it with descriptive terms and words that best describe the video. Using very generic terms causes the video to get lost whether the terms are used in descriptions or tags, so be sure that you use terms that most accurately describe your video to the audience you are seeking.

=== Copyright Issues ===

Given the no-holds-barred and open nature of Youtube, sometimes things happen or are done that are not always done properly. One of them is using copyrighted material without proper permissions. The best way to avoid issues is to use only material that has been placed in the public domain, either through Creative Commons licensing, or that has simply fallen out of copyright and thus become a public domain item. For music clips, one should look not only for Creative Commons licensing that allows you to use music in video clips, but also 'podsafe' music, which can be used in materials that can be downloaded or otherwise placed online.

=== Making Others Aware of Your Video ===

Some things useful in promoting your video need to be done at the time you post your video to Youtube. Others can be done at or after that time. When uploading a video, at times you may find that it is a response to another video, so you can say that it is a response to that video, and it will show on that video's page as a response to it. A popular way to share your video once it is actually on Youtube is to post it to your Facebook wall, tweet about it on Twitter, or add to a social bookmarking site. There are a large number of social bookmarking sites, the best known are Digg, Del.icio.us ('Delicious'), and a few others. However, there are over 340 known social bookmarking sites, and if you have Firefox as one of your browsers, add the 'AddThis Toolbar' to it, and you can select
from any of these, new ones are added as they find them.

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:14:10Z

Jessestay:

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:12:29Z

Jessestay:

With a little effort anyone can help share the Gospel online. Here you will find quick tips, howtos, and suggestions on ways you can use social media and how you can use it to better share the Gospel, or any message in the most effective manner to your friends and family. Please contribute and add your own!

* [[Facebook]]
* [[Twitter]]

== Mixi ==

== Youtube ==

Youtube is a very large video sharing service owned presently by Google, which bought it from the creators in 2007. The Google purchase of the site resulted in the site being what it is today, a large repository of video content from top level pro
video producers to the amateur with a cellphone.

Over two billion videos are viewed each day, and some content has tens of m illions of hits while many videos may have hardly any. However, Youtube has also made it possible for people to create content and share material on almost any subject, and the Church is no exception, having begun to place material on Youtube beginning in early 2008.

=== Using Youtube - The Basics ===

You simply shoot a video clip or produce video content and place it online, that is the simple part. However, there are some constraints to consider when preparing a video clip. First off, the video file uploaded must not be more than two gigabytes in size. Some say that can result in a 13-minute clip depending on the video quality. Video quality also is a consideration, as you can shoot in any format up to 1080p, which is a very common standard. A lot of amateurs use 720p or even 480p (similar to analog NTSC or PAL video broadcasting), so with the boom in HD programming, many people are going to want to view your video in the highest resolution possible, as 1080p or at least 720p is what many HD Televisions are capable of displaying.

The second thing to consider is production values. For most people, just getting a good video for general use is good enough, being sure there are no lighting issues, overexposed shots and underexposures, camera shake, and other problems that can crop up can torpedo even the best everyday video shots. Most modern-day digital cameras have ways of avoiding all of this although to minimize camera shake a tripod should be used. Most editing software is good for everyday use as well and some have ways of correcting bad shots or other problems with the picture, or cutting out things after the fact.

For best results, if one can afford it, use a digital single lens reflex camera, or DSLR, to get hte best results. For best results on editing the final video use a program that may be a little more expensive but which should have more options in cleaning up the footage and fixing other problems such as with sound, etc. Sound is one thing many people forget about, so find the best available microphones, as trying to capture sound through hte camera is a hit and miss proposition. You can use sound from the camera to sync what you get from a microphone with the action, but otherwise it generally is not recommended.

=== Uploading Your Finished Video ===

After you finish producing your video, there are a number of things to consider when readying for and placing the video on Youtube. The first thing is properly titling it. Avoid titles like 'Me in a Tuxedo' or anything similar. Use a descriptive tiIttle that looks like it could be the title of a book, song, or something like that. Then you need to write a description. Make it as professional and be as articulate as possible in describing your video and do it in such a way it will reach its target audience, as the description shows up in the search results in both Google and Youtube itself.

The next thing is tags. Tag it with descriptive terms and words that best describe the video. Using very generic terms causes the video to get lost whether the terms are used in descriptions or tags, so be sure that you use terms that most accurately describe your video to the audience you are seeking.

=== Copyright Issues ===

Given the no-holds-barred and open nature of Youtube, sometimes things happen or are done that are not always done properly. One of them is using copyrighted material without proper permissions. The best way to avoid issues is to use only material that has been placed in the public domain, either through Creative Commons licensing, or that has simply fallen out of copyright and thus become a public domain item. For music clips, one should look not only for Creative Commons licensing that allows you to use music in video clips, but also 'podsafe' music, which can be used in materials that can be downloaded or otherwise placed online.

=== Making Others Aware of Your Video ===

Some things useful in promoting your video need to be done at the time you post your video to Youtube. Others can be done at or after that time. When uploading a video, at times you may find that it is a response to another video, so you can say that it is a response to that video, and it will show on that video's page as a response to it. A popular way to share your video once it is actually on Youtube is to post it to your Facebook wall, tweet about it on Twitter, or add to a social bookmarking site. There are a large number of social bookmarking sites, the best known are Digg, Del.icio.us ('Delicious'), and a few others. However, there are over 340 known social bookmarking sites, and if you have Firefox as one of your browsers, add the 'AddThis Toolbar' to it, and you can select
from any of these, new ones are added as they find them.

== Flickr ==

Flickr is a large repository of photos taken by a large number of users, like Youtube, anyone
can load up any photos they have taken, caption them, and make them available for others to view, or if they choose, to allow someone to use themselves.

=== Uploading Photos ===

Uploading photos themselves is not as hard to do as uploading to Youtube, as the photo file size is mmuch smaller. However, you may still find you have to deal with issues that you find only after you have taken the shot, so a basic photo editing software package such as the free 'Gimp' software, is a must for anyone taking photos and preparing them for uploading to Flickr. The best known of the paid software programs is Adobe Photoshop, which Gimp emulates to a degree.

== Google Local ==

== Yelp ==

== Foursquare ==

== Gowalla ==

== Wikipedia ==

== Foreign language blogging ==

When doing foreign language blogging, or rather writing a blog in a foreign language, there are a few different things that you may need to be aware of when setting up a blo in a foreign language. The main one is that you should be reasonably proficient in the lagnuage, and have the tools on your computer (such as knowledge of how to generate special characters that are different than what would be in a standard English character set, or use a non-Romanic character set like that used for Russian, Chinese, Arabic, etc.

Some blogging software will accomodate foreign languages better than others, so before you download or in some cases purchase software, be sure it will actually work properly and show things the way they should in your chosen language.

== Social bookmarking ==
Want to share the Book of Mormon online? Use your social bookmarking account (Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon) to bookmark the [http://mormon.org/book-of-mormon Book of Mormon page] on Mormon.org. The easiest way to find more than 340 social bookmarking sites is with a Firefox extension known as 'AddThis', which allows you to bookmark any link you choose to onto any social bookmarking site it knows about, all you have to do when you get to the site is bookmark the page after logging in. Since it opens up the site whether you are logged in or not, you can easily find registration information for any of these social bookmarking sites, and once you register, you can post your link to those sites that you choose to register on.

==Plain ol' blogging==

* [[Free blogging tool options]]
* [[Basic blog features]]
* [[Basic posting tips]]
* [[Tips and tricks for helping people find your blog]]

==Quotes that could apply to Social Media==
Of course, social media is not for everyone. But if you are in the group of people that can use it (eg your Bishop hasn't told you not to, or your employment doesn't prohibit your using it) these quotes might be helpful.
<blockquote>
President Joseph F. Smith counseled, “Let every man’s life be so that his character will bear the closest inspection, and that it may be seen as an open book, so that he will have nothing to shrink from or be ashamed of” (''Gospel Doctrine'' 5th ed. [1939], 252).
<br>
[https://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-31-honesty Gospel Principles - Chapter 31: Honesty]
</blockquote>
Brethren, the Lord has inspired men to invent these great tools. Now if we don’t use them to teach his gospel, Satan will use them to lead the people astray (Elder LeGrand Richards)


== Talking about online missionary work at church (e.g., fifth Sunday lessons, Relief Society meetings, youth activities, ward missionary firesides) ==
* [[General Principles/Applicable Quotes]]

* [[Tips for teaching members who are new to online tools and resources (e.g., members without an LDS Account, etc.)]]

* [[Tips for teaching members familiar with LDS.org]]

* [[Tips for helping members get started with Social Media]]

* [[Tips for helping members already familiar with Social Media understand what the Church has to offer and how they can use social media to further the work]]

* [[Online behavior guidelines (valuable for all members)]]

<blockquote>

</blockquote>

== Helpful Articles and Tutorials for Sharing the Gospel Online ==

* [http://wellbehavedmormonwoman.blogspot.com/2011/06/mormons-and-social-media-getting.html Well Behaved Mormon Woman - "Mormons and Social Media - Getting Started"]

[[Category:Social networking]]

Facebook

2011-06-13T02:11:36Z

Jessestay:

With over 500 million active users and half of those logging in at least once daily, Facebook is an excellent tool for sharing the Gospel. With over 70 languages and 70% of Facebook being outside the United States, Facebook can let you share with friends wherever they are.

* [[Understanding Facebook]]
* [[Helpful Facebook Stats]]
* [[How to set up a Facebook page]]
* [[Moderating Facebook comments]]
* [[Formulating a successful posting strategy]]
* [[Understanding and using Facebook insights]]
* [[Building a Facebook ad strategy]]
* [[Using Facebook places and deals]]
* [[Understanding Facebook Credits]]
* [[Facebook Programming]]

Facebook

2011-06-13T02:09:40Z

Jessestay: Created page with '* Understanding Facebook * How to set up a Facebook page * Moderating Facebook comments * Formulating a successful posting strategy * [[Understanding and using Fa…'

* [[Understanding Facebook]]
* [[How to set up a Facebook page]]
* [[Moderating Facebook comments]]
* [[Formulating a successful posting strategy]]
* [[Understanding and using Facebook insights]]
* [[Building a Facebook ad strategy]]
* [[Using Facebook places and deals]]
* [[Understanding Facebook Credits]]
* [[Facebook Programming]]

Sharing the gospel online

2011-06-13T02:09:01Z

Jessestay:

With a little effort anyone can help share the Gospel online. Here you will find quick tips, howtos, and suggestions on ways you can use social media and how you can use it to better share the Gospel, or any message in the most effective manner to your friends and family. Please contribute and add your own!

[[Facebook]]

== Twitter ==
Cool success story: [http://cleveraccounts.posterous.com/twitter-finds-a-missing-child-in-3-hours-via Twitter finds a missing child in 3 hours (via @BradMcCarty)]

== Mixi ==

== Youtube ==

Youtube is a very large video sharing service owned presently by Google, which bought it from the creators in 2007. The Google purchase of the site resulted in the site being what it is today, a large repository of video content from top level pro
video producers to the amateur with a cellphone.

Over two billion videos are viewed each day, and some content has tens of m illions of hits while many videos may have hardly any. However, Youtube has also made it possible for people to create content and share material on almost any subject, and the Church is no exception, having begun to place material on Youtube beginning in early 2008.

=== Using Youtube - The Basics ===

You simply shoot a video clip or produce video content and place it online, that is the simple part. However, there are some constraints to consider when preparing a video clip. First off, the video file uploaded must not be more than two gigabytes in size. Some say that can result in a 13-minute clip depending on the video quality. Video quality also is a consideration, as you can shoot in any format up to 1080p, which is a very common standard. A lot of amateurs use 720p or even 480p (similar to analog NTSC or PAL video broadcasting), so with the boom in HD programming, many people are going to want to view your video in the highest resolution possible, as 1080p or at least 720p is what many HD Televisions are capable of displaying.

The second thing to consider is production values. For most people, just getting a good video for general use is good enough, being sure there are no lighting issues, overexposed shots and underexposures, camera shake, and other problems that can crop up can torpedo even the best everyday video shots. Most modern-day digital cameras have ways of avoiding all of this although to minimize camera shake a tripod should be used. Most editing software is good for everyday use as well and some have ways of correcting bad shots or other problems with the picture, or cutting out things after the fact.

For best results, if one can afford it, use a digital single lens reflex camera, or DSLR, to get hte best results. For best results on editing the final video use a program that may be a little more expensive but which should have more options in cleaning up the footage and fixing other problems such as with sound, etc. Sound is one thing many people forget about, so find the best available microphones, as trying to capture sound through hte camera is a hit and miss proposition. You can use sound from the camera to sync what you get from a microphone with the action, but otherwise it generally is not recommended.

=== Uploading Your Finished Video ===

After you finish producing your video, there are a number of things to consider when readying for and placing the video on Youtube. The first thing is properly titling it. Avoid titles like 'Me in a Tuxedo' or anything similar. Use a descriptive tiIttle that looks like it could be the title of a book, song, or something like that. Then you need to write a description. Make it as professional and be as articulate as possible in describing your video and do it in such a way it will reach its target audience, as the description shows up in the search results in both Google and Youtube itself.

The next thing is tags. Tag it with descriptive terms and words that best describe the video. Using very generic terms causes the video to get lost whether the terms are used in descriptions or tags, so be sure that you use terms that most accurately describe your video to the audience you are seeking.

=== Copyright Issues ===

Given the no-holds-barred and open nature of Youtube, sometimes things happen or are done that are not always done properly. One of them is using copyrighted material without proper permissions. The best way to avoid issues is to use only material that has been placed in the public domain, either through Creative Commons licensing, or that has simply fallen out of copyright and thus become a public domain item. For music clips, one should look not only for Creative Commons licensing that allows you to use music in video clips, but also 'podsafe' music, which can be used in materials that can be downloaded or otherwise placed online.

=== Making Others Aware of Your Video ===

Some things useful in promoting your video need to be done at the time you post your video to Youtube. Others can be done at or after that time. When uploading a video, at times you may find that it is a response to another video, so you can say that it is a response to that video, and it will show on that video's page as a response to it. A popular way to share your video once it is actually on Youtube is to post it to your Facebook wall, tweet about it on Twitter, or add to a social bookmarking site. There are a large number of social bookmarking sites, the best known are Digg, Del.icio.us ('Delicious'), and a few others. However, there are over 340 known social bookmarking sites, and if you have Firefox as one of your browsers, add the 'AddThis Toolbar' to it, and you can select
from any of these, new ones are added as they find them.

== Flickr ==

Flickr is a large repository of photos taken by a large number of users, like Youtube, anyone
can load up any photos they have taken, caption them, and make them available for others to view, or if they choose, to allow someone to use themselves.

=== Uploading Photos ===

Uploading photos themselves is not as hard to do as uploading to Youtube, as the photo file size is mmuch smaller. However, you may still find you have to deal with issues that you find only after you have taken the shot, so a basic photo editing software package such as the free 'Gimp' software, is a must for anyone taking photos and preparing them for uploading to Flickr. The best known of the paid software programs is Adobe Photoshop, which Gimp emulates to a degree.

== Google Local ==

== Yelp ==

== Foursquare ==

== Gowalla ==

== Wikipedia ==

== Foreign language blogging ==

When doing foreign language blogging, or rather writing a blog in a foreign language, there are a few different things that you may need to be aware of when setting up a blo in a foreign language. The main one is that you should be reasonably proficient in the lagnuage, and have the tools on your computer (such as knowledge of how to generate special characters that are different than what would be in a standard English character set, or use a non-Romanic character set like that used for Russian, Chinese, Arabic, etc.

Some blogging software will accomodate foreign languages better than others, so before you download or in some cases purchase software, be sure it will actually work properly and show things the way they should in your chosen language.

== Social bookmarking ==
Want to share the Book of Mormon online? Use your social bookmarking account (Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon) to bookmark the [http://mormon.org/book-of-mormon Book of Mormon page] on Mormon.org. The easiest way to find more than 340 social bookmarking sites is with a Firefox extension known as 'AddThis', which allows you to bookmark any link you choose to onto any social bookmarking site it knows about, all you have to do when you get to the site is bookmark the page after logging in. Since it opens up the site whether you are logged in or not, you can easily find registration information for any of these social bookmarking sites, and once you register, you can post your link to those sites that you choose to register on.

==Plain ol' blogging==

* [[Free blogging tool options]]
* [[Basic blog features]]
* [[Basic posting tips]]
* [[Tips and tricks for helping people find your blog]]

==Quotes that could apply to Social Media==
Of course, social media is not for everyone. But if you are in the group of people that can use it (eg your Bishop hasn't told you not to, or your employment doesn't prohibit your using it) these quotes might be helpful.
<blockquote>
President Joseph F. Smith counseled, “Let every man’s life be so that his character will bear the closest inspection, and that it may be seen as an open book, so that he will have nothing to shrink from or be ashamed of” (''Gospel Doctrine'' 5th ed. [1939], 252).
<br>
[https://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-31-honesty Gospel Principles - Chapter 31: Honesty]
</blockquote>
Brethren, the Lord has inspired men to invent these great tools. Now if we don’t use them to teach his gospel, Satan will use them to lead the people astray (Elder LeGrand Richards)


== Talking about online missionary work at church (e.g., fifth Sunday lessons, Relief Society meetings, youth activities, ward missionary firesides) ==
* [[General Principles/Applicable Quotes]]

* [[Tips for teaching members who are new to online tools and resources (e.g., members without an LDS Account, etc.)]]

* [[Tips for teaching members familiar with LDS.org]]

* [[Tips for helping members get started with Social Media]]

* [[Tips for helping members already familiar with Social Media understand what the Church has to offer and how they can use social media to further the work]]

* [[Online behavior guidelines (valuable for all members)]]

<blockquote>

</blockquote>

== Helpful Articles and Tutorials for Sharing the Gospel Online ==

* [http://wellbehavedmormonwoman.blogspot.com/2011/06/mormons-and-social-media-getting.html Well Behaved Mormon Woman - "Mormons and Social Media - Getting Started"]

[[Category:Social networking]]

Sharing the gospel online

2011-04-07T09:00:59Z

Jessestay:

Sharing the gospel online

2011-04-07T09:00:39Z

Jessestay:

Sharing the gospel online

2011-04-07T08:58:46Z

Jessestay:

=Facebook=

* [[The Basics - Understanding Facebook]]
* [[How to set up a Facebook Page]]
* [[Moderating Facebook Comments]]
* [[Formulating a Successful Posting Strategy]]
* [[Understanding and Using Facebook Insights]]
* [[Building a Facebook Ad Strategy]]
* [[Using Facebook Places and Deals]]
* [[Understanding Facebook Credits]]
* [[Facebook Social Plugins and OpenGraph Protocol]]
* [[Basics of Facebook Graph API]]

=Twitter=

=Mixi=

=Youtube=

=Flickr=

=Google Local=

=Yelp=

=Foursquare=

=Gowalla=

=Foreign Language Blogging=

=Social Bookmarking=
Want to share the Book of Mormon online? Use your social bookmarking account (Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon) to bookmark the Book of Mormon page on Mormon.org: http://mormon.org/book-of-mormon

Sharing the gospel online

2011-04-07T08:56:36Z

Jessestay: /* Facebook */

=Facebook=

* [[The Basics - Understanding Facebook]]
* [[How to set up a Facebook Page]]
* [[Moderating Facebook Comments]]
* [[Formulating a Successful Posting Strategy]]
* [[Understanding and Using Facebook Insights]]
* [[Building a Facebook Ad Strategy]]
* [[Using Facebook Places and Deals]]
* [[Understanding Facebook Credits]]
* [[Facebook Social Plugins and OpenGraph Protocol]]
* [[Basics of Facebook Graph API]]

=Twitter=

=Mixi=

=Youtube=

=Flickr=

=Google Local=

=Foreign Language Blogging=

=Social Bookmarking=
Want to share the Book of Mormon online? Use your social bookmarking account (Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon) to bookmark the Book of Mormon page on Mormon.org: http://mormon.org/book-of-mormon

Sharing the gospel online

2011-04-01T20:00:10Z

Jessestay: Created page with '=Facebook= =Twitter= =Mixi= =Youtube= =Flickr='

=Facebook=

=Twitter=

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=Youtube=

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Tech Projects

2011-04-01T19:57:07Z

Jessestay:

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==Welcome to the LDSTech Projects Wiki==
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<div style="font-size: 1.15em;">The purpose of this wiki is for the Church and community members to collaborate on various documents and technology projects sponsored by the Church. We invite all to participate. '''New users''', please review the [[Requirements for Participation]] and [[Guidelines|Wiki Guidelines]] pages.</div>
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=== Project Wiki Menu ===
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=====Announcements=====
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* [[file:New.gif]][http://new.lds.org/pages/mobile-apps/mobile-blackberry.xqy Beta version of Gospel Library for BlackBerry now available]
* [[file:New.gif]][[Mormon_Channel_BlackBerry_Application#Version_1.0 | Mormon Channel for BlackBerry version 1.0 is released]]
* [[Subversion Change to Dev | Subversion has changed locations]]
* [[LDS_Java_Stack | LDS Java Stack Documentation]]
* [[General_Announcements#Where_is_Subversion | Subversion URL]]
* [[General_Announcements#Syntax_Highlighting | Syntax Code Highlighting in Wiki]]
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=====Participation & Current Needs=====
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* [[LDSTech:About | New to the LDSTech Wiki?]]
* [[Requirements for Participation | Requirements for Participation]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Help with Formatting Documents]
* [[Current Needs]]
* [[Getting Involved with Projects | How to get involved]]
* [[Community Development Best Practices | Dev Best Practices]]
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===== Current Projects =====
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* [[Community Projects | A listing of all of our community projects]]
* [[LDS_Tools_application | LDS Tools - Mobile Membership]]
* [[Local Unit Website Project | Local Unit Website Project]]
* [[Mormon Channel | Mormon Channel Mobile Applications]]
* [[Mobile Gospel Library Project | Mobile Gospel Library Applications]]
* [[Social Prototyping]]
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===== Feedback & Suggestions =====
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* [[MLS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | MLS (Member and Leader Services)]]
* [[LUWS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | LUWS (Local Unit Web Sites)]]
* [[Online_Scriptures:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | Online Scriptures]]
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===== Internet & Family Safety =====
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* [[Internet (Family Safety) | Internet Safety]]
* [[Cell Phones (Family_Safety) | Cell Phone Safety]]
* [[Sharing the Gospel Online]]
* [[Serving the Needy]]
* [[Family Safety | more...]]
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===== Services Deployed to Community =====
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* [[Community_Services_Service_Access | Accessing Services]]
* [[Community_Services_List_of_Services | List of Services]]
* [[Community_Services_version_2_Overview | more...]]
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Tech Projects

2011-04-01T19:56:47Z

Jessestay: Starting a section just around sharing the gospel using online tools

<div style="margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
==Welcome to the LDSTech Projects Wiki==
</div>
<div style="font-size: 1.15em;">The purpose of this wiki is for the Church and community members to collaborate on various documents and technology projects sponsored by the Church. We invite all to participate. '''New users''', please review the [[Requirements for Participation]] and [[Guidelines|Wiki Guidelines]] pages.</div>
<br />
<br />
<table width="100%" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="50%">
<div style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border: 1px solid #656550;">
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=== Project Wiki Menu ===
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<table width="100%" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0" border="0">

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<td width="50%"><div style="background-color: #D1D3BA; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 1.25em;">
=====Announcements=====
</div>
* [[file:New.gif]][http://new.lds.org/pages/mobile-apps/mobile-blackberry.xqy Beta version of Gospel Library for BlackBerry now available]
* [[file:New.gif]][[Mormon_Channel_BlackBerry_Application#Version_1.0 | Mormon Channel for BlackBerry version 1.0 is released]]
* [[Subversion Change to Dev | Subversion has changed locations]]
* [[LDS_Java_Stack | LDS Java Stack Documentation]]
* [[General_Announcements#Where_is_Subversion | Subversion URL]]
* [[General_Announcements#Syntax_Highlighting | Syntax Code Highlighting in Wiki]]
</td>

<td><div style="background-color: #D1D3BA; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 1.25em;">
=====Participation & Current Needs=====
</div>
* [[LDSTech:About | New to the LDSTech Wiki?]]
* [[Requirements for Participation | Requirements for Participation]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Help with Formatting Documents]
* [[Current Needs]]
* [[Getting Involved with Projects | How to get involved]]
* [[Community Development Best Practices | Dev Best Practices]]
</td>
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<tr valign="top">
<td><div style="background-color: #D1D3BA; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 1.25em;">
===== Current Projects =====
</div>
* [[Community Projects | A listing of all of our community projects]]
* [[LDS_Tools_application | LDS Tools - Mobile Membership]]
* [[Local Unit Website Project | Local Unit Website Project]]
* [[Mormon Channel | Mormon Channel Mobile Applications]]
* [[Mobile Gospel Library Project | Mobile Gospel Library Applications]]
* [[Social Prototyping]]
</td>
<td><div style="background-color: #D1D3BA; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 1.25em;">
===== Feedback & Suggestions =====
</div>
* [[MLS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | MLS (Member and Leader Services)]]
* [[LUWS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | LUWS (Local Unit Web Sites)]]
* [[Online_Scriptures:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | Online Scriptures]]
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<td><div style="background-color: #D1D3BA; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 1.25em;">
===== Internet & Family Safety =====
</div>
* [[Internet (Family Safety) | Internet Safety]]
* [[Cell Phones (Family_Safety) | Cell Phone Safety]]
* [[Sharing the Gospel Online]]
* [[Serving the Needy
* [[Family Safety | more...]]
</td>

<td><div style="background-color: #D1D3BA; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 1.25em;">
===== Services Deployed to Community =====
</div>

* [[Community_Services_Service_Access | Accessing Services]]
* [[Community_Services_List_of_Services | List of Services]]
* [[Community_Services_version_2_Overview | more...]]
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Main Page

2010-07-19T22:02:57Z

Jessestay:

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==Welcome to the LDSTech Wiki==
</div>
The purpose of this wiki is for the Church and community members to collaborate on various documents and technology projects sponsored by the Church. We invite all to participate. '''New users''', please review the [[Requirements for Participation]] and [[Guidelines|Wiki Guidelines]] pages.
<table width="100%" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0">
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=====Announcements=====
</div>
* [[file:New.gif]][[Mormon_Channel_BlackBerry_Application#Version_1.0 | Mormon Channel for Blackberry version 1.0 is released]]
* [[Subversion Change to Dev | Subversion has changed locations]]
* [[LDS_Java_Stack | LDS Java Stack Documentation]]
* [[General_Announcements#Where_is_Subversion | Subversion URL]]
* [[General_Announcements#Syntax_Highlighting | Syntax Code Highlighting in Wiki]]
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<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">

=====Participation & Current Needs=====
</div>
* [[LDSTech:About | New to the LDSTech Wiki?]]
* [[Requirements for Participation | Requirements for Participation]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Help with Formatting Documents]
* [[Current Needs]]
* [[Getting Involved with Projects | How to get involved]]
* [[Community Development Best Practices | Dev Best Practices]]
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<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">

===== Current Projects =====
</div>
* [[Community Projects | A listing of all of our community projects]]
* [[Home Teaching / Visiting Teaching Application | Home Teaching / Visiting Teaching Application]]
* [[Local Unit Website Project | Local Unit Website Project]]
* [[Mormon Channel | Mormon Channel Mobile Applications]]
* [[:Category:Mobile Gospel Library|Mobile Gospel Library Applications]]
* [[YSA Project]]
* [[Social Prototyping]]
</td>
<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">

===== Feedback & Suggestions =====
</div>
* [[MLS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | MLS (Member and Leader Services)]]
* [[LUWS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | LUWS (Local Unit Web Sites)]]
* [[Online_Scriptures:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | Online Scriptures]]
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<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">
===== Internet & Family Safety =====
</div>
* [[Internet (Family Safety) | Internet Safety]]
* [[Cell Phones (Family_Safety) | Cell Phone Safety]]
* [[Family Safety | more...]]
</td>

<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">
===== Services Deployed to Community =====
</div>

* [[Community_Services_Service_Access | Accessing Services]]
* [[Community_Services_List_of_Services | List of Services]]
* [[Community_Services_version_2_Overview | more...]]
</td>
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=== Clerk Wiki Menu ===
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=====General=====
</div>
* [[Clerks Overview|Overview]]
* [[Stake Clerk]] / [[Ward Clerk]]
* [[MLS]]
* [[Letters and policies archive]]
* [[Glossary]]
* '''[[Tip of the Week]]!'''
</td>
<td><div style="background-color: #cedff2; padding-left: 10px; ">
=====Financial=====
</div>
* [[Financial Clerk]]
* [[Financial Audit]]
* [[Reconciliation]]
* [[:Category:Finance|more...]]
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<td><div style="background-color: #cedff2; padding-left: 10px; ">
===== Membership =====
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* [[Membership Clerk]]
* [[Membership Records]]
* [[Recording Ordinances]]
* [[Membership Audit]]
* [[:Category:Membership|more...]]
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===== Statistical/Historical =====
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* [[Statistical Clerk]]
* [[Statistical Reporting]]
* [[Quarterly Report]]
* [[Annual History]]
* [[:Category:Statistical|more...]]
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===== Technology =====
</div>
* [[Stake Technology Specialist]]
* [[Meetinghouse Internet]]
* [[Meetinghouse Webcast]]
* [[Satellite Broadcasts]]
* [[Local Unit Website]]
* [[:Category:Technology|more...]]
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=====Unit Administration=====
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* [[:Category:Roles|Roles]]
* [[CDOL]]
* [[Maps and Boundaries]]
* [[LDS Maps]]
* [[Training]]
* [[:Category:Unit Administration|more...]]
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{{Box
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| content=For many years [[User:Kslarsena|Kent S. Larsen]] of New York, New York, has personally funded and maintained a mailing list, discussion forum, and (more recently) a wiki for [[LDSClerks|LDS clerks]]. The administrators of the LDSTech wiki wish to thank this pioneer of clerk training and the other long-time contributors to his site for generously donating all of the contents of their wiki (more than 100 pages of information) to the new LDSTech wiki. This contribution is a great blessing to clerks around the world, allowing the new site to “go live” overnight.
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2010-03-31T17:34:12Z

Jessestay:

<div style="margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;">
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==Welcome to the LDSTech Wiki==
</div>
The purpose of this wiki is for the Church and community members to collaborate on various documents and technology projects sponsored by the Church. We invite all to participate. '''New users''', please review the [[Requirements for Participation]] and [[Guidelines|Wiki Guidelines]] pages.
<table width="100%" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0">
<tr valign="top">
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<div style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border: 1px solid #afa3bf;">
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=== Project Wiki Menu ===
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=====Announcements=====
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* [[file:New.gif]][[Mormon Channel Palm Pre Application#Beta Version 0.9.2 Available | Help Beta Test Mormon Channel on your Palm Pre Phone]]
* [[file:New.gif]][[Mormon Channel Blackberry Application#Beta Test Version 0.2 | Help Beta Test Mormon Channel on Blackberry Phones]]
* [[Subversion Change to Dev | Subversion has changed locations]]
* [[General_Announcements#First_Java_Stack_Documentation | LDS Java Stack Documentation]]
* [[General_Announcements#Where_is_Subversion | Subversion URL]]
* [[General_Announcements#Syntax_Highlighting | Syntax Code Highlighting in Wiki]]
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<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">

=====Participation & Current Needs=====
</div>
* [[LDSTech:About | New to the LDSTech Wiki?]]
* [[Requirements for Participation | Requirements for Participation]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Help with Formatting Documents]
* [[Current Needs]]
* [[Getting Involved with Projects | How to get involved]]
* [[Community Development Best Practices | Dev Best Practices]]
</td>
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<tr valign="top">
<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">

===== Current Projects =====
</div>
* [[Community Projects | A listing of all of our community projects]]
* [[Home Teaching / Visiting Teaching Application | Home Teaching / Visiting Teaching Application]]
* [[Local Unit Website Project | Local Unit Website Project]]
* [[Mormon Channel | Mormon Channel Mobile Applications]]
* [[:Category:Scriptures Application|Mobile Scriptures Applications]]
* [[YSA | YSA Project]]
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<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">

===== Feedback & Suggestions =====
</div>
* [[MLS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | MLS (Member and Leader Services)]]
* [[LUWS:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | LUWS (Local Unit Web Sites)]]
* [[Online_Scriptures:_Feedback_and_Suggestions | Online Scriptures]]
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<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">
===== Internet & Family Safety =====
</div>
* [[Internet (Family Safety) | Internet Safety]]
* [[Cell Phones (Family_Safety) | Cell Phone Safety]]
* [[Family Safety | more...]]
</td>

<td><div style="background-color: #ddcef2; padding-left: 10px; ">
===== Services Deployed to Community =====
</div>

* [[Community_Services_Service_Access | Accessing Services]]
* [[Community_Services_List_of_Services | List of Services]]
* [[Community_Services_version_2_Overview | more...]]
</td>
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</table>
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=== Clerk Wiki Menu ===
</div>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0" border="0">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="50%"><div style="background-color: #cedff2; padding-left: 10px; ">
=====General=====
</div>
* [[Clerks Overview|Overview]]
* [[Stake Clerk]] / [[Ward Clerk]]
* [[MLS]]
* [[Letters and policies archive]]
* [[Glossary]]
* '''[[Tip of the Week]]!'''
</td>
<td><div style="background-color: #cedff2; padding-left: 10px; ">
=====Financial=====
</div>
* [[Financial Clerk]]
* [[Financial Audit]]
* [[Reconciliation]]
* [[:Category:Finance|more...]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td><div style="background-color: #cedff2; padding-left: 10px; ">
===== Membership =====
</div>
* [[Membership Clerk]]
* [[Membership Records]]
* [[Recording Ordinances]]
* [[Membership Audit]]
* [[:Category:Membership|more...]]
</td>
<td><div style="background-color: #cedff2; padding-left: 10px; ">
===== Statistical/Historical =====
</div>
* [[Statistical Clerk]]
* [[Statistical Reporting]]
* [[Quarterly Report]]
* [[Annual History]]
* [[:Category:Statistical|more...]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td><div style="background-color: #cedff2; padding-left: 10px; ">
===== Technology =====
</div>
* [[Stake Technology Specialist]]
* [[Meetinghouse Internet]]
* [[Meetinghouse Webcast]]
* [[Satellite Broadcasts]]
* [[Local Unit Website]]
* [[:Category:Technology|more...]]
</td>
<td><div style="background-color: #cedff2; padding-left: 10px; ">
=====Unit Administration=====
</div>
* [[:Category:Roles|Roles]]
* [[CDOL]]
* [[Maps and Boundaries]]
* [[Meetinghouse Locator]]
* [[Training]]
* [[:Category:Unit Administration|more...]]
</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2">
{{Box
| title=Acknowledgement
| color=blue
| content=For many years [[User:Kslarsena|Kent S. Larsen]] of New York, New York, has personally funded and maintained a mailing list, discussion forum, and (more recently) a wiki for [[LDSClerks|LDS clerks]]. The administrators of the LDSTech wiki wish to thank this pioneer of clerk training and the other long-time contributors to his site for generously donating all of the contents of their wiki (more than 100 pages of information) to the new LDSTech wiki. This contribution is a great blessing to clerks around the world, allowing the new site to “go live” overnight.
}}
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