Whitney Ransom McGowan

I have really enjoyed this section on our class on sharing. As I was searching for interesting ways people are sharing the gospel through podcasting and other means, I came upon the following blog: http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/148/12-ways-to-share-the-gospel-on-the-internet

This blog provides 12 ways to share the gospel on the Internet. I think these ideas are great, some of which, I haven’t really thought about. For example, one idea is to share your testimony in the language where you served your mission. I served my mission in Bucharest, Romania. It really was an amazing experience. I think about these people every single day. It’s kind of like what Silvia Allred, the First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency  quoted about Elder Holland during General Conference. She said, “Elder Jeffrey R. Holland describes the impact his mission has had in his life with these words: ‘My mission means everything to me 47 years after the fact. There may have been one day in those 47 years that I have not thought of my mission; I’m just not sure what day that would have been.’

So, with that being said, here is my testimony in Romanian. I also recorded my testimony in Romanian. I uploaded it to iTunes. You can also view my testimony in Romanian here:

Eu sunt foarte recunoscatoare sa fiu membra a Bisericii Lui Isus Hristos, a Sfintilor din Zilele din Urma. Eu stiu ca Isus Hristos traieste. Eu stiu ca el este Salvatorul si Mantuitorul nostru. Eu stiu ca este adevarata Cartea Lui Mormon, care este un alt testament al lui Isus Hristos. Am gasit multa pace si alinare citind din aceasta carte sfanta. Am cunoscut Salvator mai bine prin aceasta carte. Eu stiu ca Joseph Smith a fost si mai este un profet adevarat si prin el Biserica a fost restaurata chiar in zilele noastre. Eu stiu ca avem un profet viu, Presedintele Thomas S. Monson. Eu stiu ca el primeste revelatie de la Dumnezeu sa ne ajute, si sa ne binecuvanteze. Eu stiu ca Dumnezeu traieste si ca el este Tatal Nostru. Sunt foarte recunoscatoare pentru darul rugaciiunii si stiu ca putem primi raspunsuri prin rugaciunile noastre. Si scriu toate acestea in numele lui Isus Hristos, Amin.

Translation:

I am very grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that Jesus Christ lives.  I know that He is our Savior and Redeemer. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, and that it is another testament of Jesus Christ. I have found much peace and comfort reading this sacred book. I know the Savior better through this book. I know that Joseph Smith was and still is a true prophet and that the Church was restored through him in our day. I know that we have a living prophet, President Thomas S. Monson. I know that he receives revelation from God to help us and to bless us. I know that God lives and that He is our Heavenly Father. I am very grateful for the gift of prayer and I know that we can receive answers to our prayers. I write all of this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

LDS.net is also a great place to read the testimonies of others, participate in forums, read out LDS beliefs, look at blogs of other LDS members, etc. A few weeks ago, my husband and I were asked to have a Family Home Evening with the newly married or fairly newly married couples in our ward. We decided to give a spiritual message on Elder Ballard’s talk on Sharing the Gospel Through the Internet. Afterward, we gave everyone the opportunity who wanted to, to share their testimonies. We recorded the testimonies with our video camera. We had a great experience, and it was fun hearing the testimonies of others. We will also upload these testimonies on youtube. J Look for these files within the next couple of days.

In terms of the assignment of finding an educational use of podcasting…I had the opportunity to work on a podcasting project for Namibia this summer. The purpose of the project was to start a podcast program for a community radio station – the first of its kind. This project was educational because students in Namibia can now obtain the information from the news on the podcast. The news is also archived for anyone throughout the world who would like access to the information broadcast on the radio station in Katatura. Here is a link from the Daily Herald to one of the articles in the paper about the project.

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