My Roots in LDS.net
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When I first started chatting online in 1996, there wasn’t an LDS.org website. I was also a bit naive, not realizing most people I encountered online had no idea who Mormons were. When the question of where I was from was asked, there would always be one person in the room who would say, “Utah eh? Are you a Mormon?” When I responded “Yes,” the conversation in the room would always turn into a Q&A session about Mormons. It didn’t take me long to realize that most people just wanted to find out more about what I believed. They didn’t want to talk to the Missionaries, at least not at first. One person in that I was talking with in 1997 did contact the missionaries and was baptized. But, there are many others that only wanted a few curiosities resolved. It was then that I learned the most important thing I could do is set a good example for my religion, because I may be the only Mormon these people would ever talk to.I would be the one who would determine their perspective of all Mormons.
That has been my viewpoint for the past 12 years. I started my first Mormon chat site in 1997, which became LDSTalk.com. LDSTalk.com was acquired by More Good Foundation in October 2007.I also became a part of the More Good Foundation at the same time and used LDSTalk.com as the launching pad for LDS.net.
I fondly refer to my position at More Good Foundation as “The best job, ever.” Never before in my life have I grown so much spiritually and gained so much knowledge.Each day is different, each project takes me to a new level, and those special moments when I see the work I’m doing help change someone’s life for the better, surpasses any other job I could be doing right now.
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