The Church on Facebook

  • 31 January 2011

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Since the launch of the official Facebook page for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in May 2008, the Church has increased its Facebook presence over the last two years, adding nearly two dozen official Facebook pages for everything from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to LDS Technology.

Facebook is available in more than 70 translations, and 70 percent of Facebook users are outside the United States, which makes it a great way to share information with others around the world. As of January 2011, the total “friends” of all the Church’s official Facebook pages numbered more than one million.

As the Church enhances its presence in the social media world, members have the opportunity to share their testimonies online, according to the promptings of the Spirit, with others. In 2007, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles invited members to “join the conversation” by participating on the Internet to share the gospel and to explain in simple and clear terms the message of the Restoration.

Joining the Church’s official Facebook pages, linking to them, or commenting on them are effective ways to do this. Find the list of official pages by visiting the official Facebook page for the Church and clicking on the “Official Pages” tab.

“The day cometh that the words of the book which were sealed shall be read upon the house tops . . . and all things shall be revealed unto the children of men . . . even unto the end of the earth” (2 Nephi 27:11). Members of the Church have the opportunity to “read upon the house tops” through the web by using blogs and social media.

Official Church Facebook Pages

The following are official pages on Facebook by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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