I want to stand in the Sacred Grove. I'd like to see Carthage Jail. How cool would it be to visit the Hill Cumorah? What if I told you that you could do all of these things and pay little to nothing for your flights, hotels, and even your rental car? If you're like me before 3 years ago, these are "someday" dreams - timeless hopes without a basis for execution. Always prefaced by qualifiers like "It would b ...

Previously I posted about using the excellent, free, "Getting Things Done" tool, Asana, in your ward or other church-related organization. Today, I interviewed Bishops & MLH-contributors Jeff VanDrimmelen and Kurt Francom about how they're using Asana to better organize their Bishopric's, ward council's, and auxiliaries. Both told me (and those viewing the live broadcast) about how Asana has helped them ...

No More Feedburner Emails Previously we had an option where people could sign up for email updates via Feedburner. This has been killed as of today. If you were one of these subscribers, we'll send you an email encouraging you to signup for our new email newsletter, which is managed via MailChimp. The email newsletter signup form that's been in our sidebar (just to the right with the orange title bar) since ...

This will only take you $25 (or less) and 2hrs time (or less), and save you potentially hundreds or even thousands of dollars over the years, vs paying for backup or cloud-sync storage. Limited Time Opportunity The key here is Copy, a new DrobBox-like service that's trying to grow it's userbase quickly and virally. They're offering a limited-time offer (they don't say when it will end) where you get 15GB of ...

Today at church I had a wonderful experience with a member of our ward that would not have been possible with Google.  We have a new member that was baptized recently in our ward from China.  She has a wonderful testimony, but struggles a bit with English.  She would like to go to the temple to do baptisms for the dead so it was my responsibility to meet with her and assess her preparation for the temple.   ...

I just stumbled across Amazon Mom the other day. No, Amazon Mom is not a super-warrior mother of other warrior women, it's a program Amazon offer's targeted at mothers or anyone who is responsible for buying diapers and other essentials for babies and young children. Basically, you put diapers, wipes, and other items you might need to your Subscribe & Save list. Normally Amazon gives you a 5% discount o ...

Questions are powerful things. This is the 1st of several posts about how to use them to help other people. A primary doctrine of Mormonism is service and sacrifice: putting somebody else's needs above our own. These posts will help you use questions to bless the lives of others. The Power of Close-Ended Questions In lots of situations we're taught that we need to use "open-ended" questions. Meaning questio ...

I remember, as a student at the University of Utah, being in a classroom where I noticed one of my fellow students wearing a University of Michigan t-shirt. This came as no surprise to me because I had previously engaged in a conversation with him about his full-time mission to the state of Michigan. I then witnessed a conversation between him and another student whom was not a member of the church. The non ...

Have you ever met anyone that has an amazing mind for retention? You can typically find these freaks of nature teaching LDS institute at your local college. Any topic can come up and they confidently say, "That reminds me of a scripture; let's turn to it, shall we?" Contrast that with someone like myself. I usually say, "That reminds me of a scripture....let's see...was it in 2 Nephi? Maybe it was in the bo ...

Guest post by Alex Balinski When I received my mission call to Argentina in 2008, I wish there had been a resource like PreparetoServe.com. When I received my call, I was ecstatic to watch anything about Argentina. Unfortunately back then there were only one or two documentaries about Argentina we could find at the library. Now, with the explosion of Youtube, I no longer have difficulty finding videos about ...