In the June 23, 2013 broadcast “The Work of Salvation,” we heard about missionary work in the digital age. In the video below, Elder L. Tom Perry explained that missionaries will begin using computers to teach principles from Preach My Gospel using Mormon.org, Facebook, blogs, email, and text messages.

Future missionaries, please consider what you are doing online now and how it will effect your future missionary work. When you become a missionary and interact with investigators, when they look at your Facebook page, will they see irresponsible photos or posts you may regret? It would be painful as a missionary to learn that someone stopped listening to your message because of what they might see or read about you online.

The following articles have great advice on being responsible online:

• “Guard Your Online Reputation“
• “Don’t Wear Masks“
• “Take Charge of Your Online Reputation“
• Mom writes a letter to her sons’ female Facebook friends: ‘FYI (if you’re a teenage girl)’