flood-earthOn August 19th, Elder David A. Bednar gave an amazing speech at Education Week challenging us to use social media to share gospel messages and sweep the earth as with a flood.

The next morning, an early-morning seminary class in the Peoria Arizona North Stake accepted Elder Bednar’s challenge and brainstormed specific ways they could use social media to share the gospel.

The students paired up and wrote down as many ideas as they could in 1-2 minutes. They then swapped partners and kept adding to the lists. The class generated more than 100 ideas in less than 20 minutes.

Some of the results were expected; some were entertaining. They ranged from “pin pictures of modest prom dresses” to “state that ‘I’m Mormon’ on my Instagram profile” to “selfie with da elders.” It really got them thinking.

Their seminary teacher says, “The class is genuinely excited to revisit this list and come up with more ideas during the year. It was another case of ‘getting out of their way’ and letting them generate the ideas to strengthen their own testimonies.”

He also commented about the scheduled lesson for that day: “And I don’t think it was coincidence that our lesson was on D&C 4, btw.”

Here is the list from the seminary class:

POSTS

  • Post summaries/clips of General Conference
  • Invite people to watch the Temple Cultural Celebration [Phoenix Temple]
  • Post a pic with the missionaries during splits
  • Post a pic about a temple wedding
  • Write your testimony on Twitter
  • Post about a baptism of someone
  • “Can’t wait for church!”
  • Post a picture about high adventure
  • Share a link from David Archuleta
  • Post about Young Women’s Conference
  • Post scripture references
  • Post a picture @ the temple
  • Post a Mormon quote
  • Write about Jesus @ Christmas
  • Tell people you are going to church
  • Post your favorite hymn
  • Follow Church accounts
  • Repost Church pictures
  • Invite people to the Easter program
  • LDS pick-up lines
  • Pin inspirational quotes
  • Pin temple wedding pics
  • Post EFY music/MoTab
  • Mention you’re a Mormon in your profile
  • Post about seminary
  • Quotes by the prophet
  • Favorite conference talk with link
  • Create mutual invites
  • Share your testimony
  • Post about doing baptisms for the dead
  • Music & pictures of the Temple Cultural Celebration
  • Post scripture mastery
  • Share gospel with friends through Snapchat
  • Explain why you don’t go out on Sunday
  • Post about modest dress
  • Post holiday event information
  • Post gospel cartoons
  • Post appropriately (FTSOY)
  • Identify as a Mormon
  • Post invitations to and records of public Church events
  • Post mission info
  • Describe and post about EFY experience
  • Post pics of trek/high adventure/girls’ camp
  • Write your favorite scripture in your bio
  • Take a selfie with Jesus
  • Comment on your friends’ pictures
  • Post scriptures
  • Testimony from your mission
  • Temple/marriage pictures
  • Temple Open House invitations
  • Mission letter (destination)
  • Scripture mastery song video
  • Post a picture of your ward Christmas party
  • Post your missionary letter
  • Put temple picture as profile
  • Post pictures on Snapchat Story
  • Post pic with temple on Instagram
  • Change profile pic to holy pictures of Jesus and the temple with a cool lighting background with angels who play the trumpet
  • Mission pics after your mission
  • Mission pics during your mission
  • Mission pics before your mission
  • Post pic of the prophet with backlighting
  • Quotes from the prophet
  • Post video of scripture mastery
  • Post video of mutual
  • Post church things
  • Post a picture of temple marriage
  • Mormon Prom
  • Temple pictures
  • Selfie with da elders
  • “I’m a Mormon” on Instagram
  • Talk about your mission on Facebook
  • LDS.org link in bio
  • Post Mormon Messages
  • Temple Cultural Celebration videos
  • Pin/post modest wedding dresses
  • Tag LDS accounts

HASHTAGS

  • #standardsmakemestrong
  • #spiritualpickmeup
  • #mutual
  • #culturalceleb
  • #missionaries
  • #preppinbread
  • #sacrament
  • #mormons
  • #mormonsarecool
  • #temples
  • #ilovetoseethetemple
  • #jesuslovesme
  • #mormonlife
  • #hymns
  • #primary
  • #primaryswag
  • #mormon.org
  • #lds.org
  • #imamormon
  • #reblog #regram
  • #ldsseminary
  • #ilove2cthetemple
  • #familyforeves
  • #scripturemastery
  • #ilovejesus
  • #sundayschool
  • #teacher
  • #church

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