In an August 2014 talk, Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, counseled LDS Church members to use social media to share "messages that are authentic, edifying and praiseworthy — and literally to sweep the earth as with a flood."
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have joined the online conversation in recent years and are leading the church's charge to "share goodness" by posting uplifting messages and photos to social media.
Here is a look at the edifying messages LDS Church leaders shared on social media between Oct. 10-17.
Filling the vacancies left by the deaths of Elder L. Tom Perry, President Boyd K. Packer and Elder Richard G. Scott, members of the LDS Church sustained Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Gary E. Stevenson and Elder Dale G. Renlund as the 98th, 99th and 100th apostles of the Restoration during the recent general conference. Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles updated their cover photos on Facebook and header photos on Twitter to reflect these changes.
President Thomas S. Monson, president of the LDS Church, tweeted Oct. 14 and Oct. 15. He reminded readers to love one another, and he testified of the Savior.
President Monson also wrote about the purpose of this life in a Facebook post on Oct. 14.
How grateful we should be that a wise Creator fashioned an earth and placed us here, with a veil of forgetfulness of our...
Posted by Thomas S Monson on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, shared a message in a Facebook post on Oct. 15 about having the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
To always have the Spirit with us is to have the guidance and direction of the Holy Ghost in our daily lives. We can,...
Posted by Henry B Eyring on Thursday, October 15, 2015
President Eyring also wrote on Twitter on Oct. 15 about receiving divine assistance.
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, posted a video on Facebook on Oct. 15 about the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tucson Arizona Temple, at which he presided.
This weekend I traveled to Arizona where I participated in the groundbreaking of the Tucson Arizona Temple. While there, I shared a few thoughts that are dear to my heart.
Posted by Dieter F Uchtdorf on Sunday, October 18, 2015
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, posted pictures to his Facebook page Oct. 14 from his visit last month to Connecticut.
Last month I took a journey down memory lane. I was fortunate enough to be assigned to reorganize the New Haven...
Posted by Jeffrey R Holland on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Elder Quentin L. Cook, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, encouraged readers in a Facebook post on Oct. 14 to involve children in family councils.
From “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” we are taught that husbands and wives are equal partners. They are...
Posted by Quentin L Cook on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, testified of personal revelation and the power of the Spirit in a Facebook post on Oct. 14.
The Lord witnesses of truth to me the same way He does to you. Everyone who asks, seeks, and knocks will get an answer....
Posted by D Todd Christofferson on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
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