A few months ago I was called and set apart as a missionary. Not the full-time type, though — I’m a digital missionary in the Cambridge Massachusetts stake.
The logic behind the mission is clear when you think about the way the digital age has changed our lives. Most of us are likely to search the internet for answers to our questions, rather than waiting for someone to show up at our door or stop us on the street to share a message that may or may not interest us. The recent Mormon.org makeover (plus ads on the internet, TV, and radio) shows the Church is aware of this fact.
But the Church’s “official” online presence isn’t enough. The old adage “every member a missionary” applies to the digital world as well. Elder Ballard made this clear in his Ensign article more than two years ago when he encouraged all members to join the online conversation by blogging, sharing Church-related videos, and using other new media to testify.
As a digital missionary, one of my assignments is to write a post each week for a group blog that attempts to give Mormon perspectives on some of life’s biggest questions. The goal is to create a space where people might come when they are looking for information provided not by the Church itself, but by its everyday members.
We’re still in the early stages of the project, and while it’s exciting to be involved, I’m finding I have a lot of questions about the basics of missionary work. This is where you come in. Whether you’ve had full-time missionary experience or not, what do you think are some of the biggest questions people have about religion? Picture your friends and neighbors who are not of our faith — what search terms would they put into Google to find answers? If you’ve been involved in sharing the gospel with someone, what were some of the most important conversations you had?
(And if you’re interested, here is the link to our blog: www.reallifeanswers.org. Feedback is welcome!)
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