Wow, it has been a little while. Well, before I start playing catch-up, I wanted to get this down…
Last week I did a presentation in Church on some of the resources the Church has made available. I had a half-an-hour (my fist practice took 3 times that long). It actually ended up going pretty well, given how nervous I was.
I put together a list of the stuff I covered (read: mentioned) as well as some thing I wish I could have covered. Here it is (The organization follows the outline of the presentation):
[Edit] And the menu and site structure for lds.org has just been changed. A lot. So I’ve gone through and tried to update my links below.
| Site Directory | |||||||
| LDS Account | ldsaccount.lds.org | Online account for Church websites | |||||
| LDS.org | lds.org | Main website | |||||
| Magazines | lds.org/magazine | Links to each of the Church magazines | |||||
| Mobile Apps | mobile.lds.org
Official apps for Apple, Android, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry |
Describes what apps are available for mobile devices | |||||
| Getting Started | tech.lds.org/wiki/LDS.org_getting_started_guides | Guides for many of the Church tools and resources | |||||
| Media Content | |||||||
| Media Library | lds.org/media-library | Video, Audio, and Picture resources, many downloadable | |||||
| Mormon Channel | mormonchannel.org
Mobile Apps: mormonchannel.org/mobile |
The Church’s online radio. | |||||
| Bible Videos | lds.org/bible-videos | Free videos of the events of the bible | |||||
| LDS Music | lds.org/churchmusic
Mobile app for Apple |
Songs from hymnbook and children’s songbook. Can view and play the music with many other features | |||||
| Official Social Accounts | |||||||
| lds.org/media-library/accessing-media-facebook | Scroll down to see a list of Church Facebook pages | ||||||
| Youtube | lds.org/media-library/accessing-media-youtube | Scroll down to see a list of Church Youtube channels | |||||
| lds.org/media-library/accessing-media-twitter | Scroll down to see a list of Church Twitter channels | ||||||
| Resources for Children | |||||||
| Friend Magazine | lds.org/friend | Children’s magazine, with games and activities | |||||
| Primary Manuals | lds.org/manual/primary | Church Primary manuals, incl. Faith in God | |||||
| Resources for Youth | |||||||
| Youth Site | youth.lds.org | Main site for Youth – Other resources linked here:
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| Youth App | Mobile App for Apple and Android | Videos and images geared towards youth | |||||
| Scripture Mastery | Mobile App for Apple | Tools to help memorize scripture mastery scriptures | |||||
| Adults and Families | |||||||
| FHE | lds.org/topics/family-home-evening | Family Home Evening Resources | |||||
| Addiction Recovery Program | addictionrecovery.lds.org | 12 step program for addiction recovery | |||||
| Gardening | www.lds.org/topics/gardening | ||||||
| Combating Pornography | www.lds.org/topics/pornography | Includes information for prevention as well as dealing with addiction and helps for others affected | |||||
| Provident Living | providentliving.org | Self-reliance and welfare resources | |||||
| Self-Reliance | providentliving.org/self-reliance | This sub-site of Provident Living replaces much of the previous Family Well-being sub-site. Resources for:
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| Internet and Family Safety | tech.lds.org/wiki/Family_Safety | Community-driven site containing information on safe technology usage for families | |||||
| Ward Directory | lds.org/directory | Directory information. Web site allows editing and setting permissions. | |||||
| Calendar | lds.org/church-calendar | Calendar for the ward and Church building. Individual rooms can be scheduled by members. | |||||
| LDS Tools | Mobile App for most platforms incl. | Provides access to the directory, calendar, and ward callings. | |||||
| Gospel Library | Mobile app for most platforms incl. | Scriptures, talks, articles, manuals, etc. Integrates with Notes and Journal (can mark passages, add notes) | |||||
| Notes and Journal | lds.org/study-tools/folders | Holds marked passages and notes from Gospel Library and other articles/resources on lds.org | |||||
| Service Opportunities | |||||||
| Volunteer and Contribute | lds.org/service/volunteer-and-contribute or lds.org/topics/service | Provides links and ideas for helping with some of the Church’s efforts | |||||
| Vineyard | vineyard.lds.org | 5-minute tasks to help the Church | |||||
| LDSTech | ldstech.org | Provide assistance with Church software development | |||||
| FamilySearch Indexing | familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing | Help index genealogical records (arbitrators needed!)
Mobile Apps are very different from desktop program |
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| JustServe | justserve.org | Links volunteers with charitable causes. Just starting out. | |||||
| Sharing the Gospel | |||||||
| Sharing Online | lds.org/church/share or | Lots of ideas and suggestions | |||||
| Missionary Service | lds.org/callings/missionary | Includes information for senior and service missions | |||||
| Mormon.org | mormon.org | Site for investigators, but content is from members | |||||
| Other | |||||||
| Locations and Schedules | lds.org/locations | Helps you find LDS Buildings and Schedules anywhere in the world | |||||
| FamilySearch | new.familysearch.org | Family History | |||||
| Disabilities | lds.org/disability | Information for working with people with disabilities | |||||
| Church News | lds.org/church/news | ||||||
| History | history.lds.org | Resources and information on Church History | |||||
| Joseph Smith Papers | josephsmithpapers.org | Attempting to compile and annotate all known documents written by or scribed for Joseph Smith | |||||
| Lesson Schedules | lds.org/lesson | New tool allowing classes to post their lesson schedules online | |||||
| Newsletter | lds.org/member-news | New tool for online ward news | |||||
| LDS Jobs | ldsjobs.org | Employment resources | |||||
| Plan of Salvation | www.lds.org/topics/plan-of-salvation | ||||||