Because it is not under the umbrella of Relief Society or the church, we can post "for profit" things such as great sales we find or things within our own businesses that might be of interest to our fellow sisters.
However, that doesn't mean this blog is solely for temporal affairs. We encourage you to post spiritual, uplifting thoughts, thoughts about the upcoming lesson or previous lesson you would like to share, links to uplifting videos or stories you might find, etc, as the gospel is our strongest common link.
Here are some ideas of things you might want to post on this blog:
- Favorite Scriptures
- Favorite Quotes
- Used or new items you are selling
- Used or new items you are giving away
- Something you are looking to buy or find for free (in need of...)
- Something you need help with (specify if you'd like to pay, otherwise we'll assume it's a service opportunity.)
- A great sale on food/clothing/etc where we have common interest
- An invitation to get together--potluck lunch, park play date, walking group, etc.
- Seeking others with common interest or know-how in something... quilting, sewing, painting, baking, photography, etc.
- Community events we might be interested in.
- Recommend great movies/music/literature, etc.
- Praise/admiration/gratitude for specific sisters
- Organize/inform about service opportunities
Guidelines
We want this blog to be beneficial, positive, and safe for everyone. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines to keep it that way:
- Keep your audience in mind. Try to limit postings to topics that are likely to be of interest to other sisters of our local relief society.
- Please sign your posts. There are very few good reasons to remain anonymous and it helps to keep content appropriate if everyone is expected to take accountability for what they post. It also helps if people have any further questions to know who to contact.
- Please don't over post. Don't post the same thing too frequently. For instance, if your business requires people to notified of things regularly, ask for interested persons, and then email them separately. Over posting will cause people to lose interest in the blog and will make it less useful for everyone.
- Don't post sensitive information--be Internet safe. This site is not listed on search engines, so the only people who can see it are those who have the link. We ask that you do not share this link with others or list it on your own web page or facebook page, but this does not ensure perfect privacy. To be safe, don't post things that you wouldn't want the general public to know. For instance, if you want to plan a play date, post the day and the time, but not the location and have interested people call, email, or text you for the location.
- Be positive and kind. This is not the place for criticism, gossip, or rants about any person, spouse, friend, group, etc, even if it is unlikely that any of us know the person or know who you are talking about. We want to keep this an uplifting and positive experience for everyone involved, and again, there is no assurance of privacy. Don't say anything about someone else that you wouldn't want publicly posted about yourself. We do want to hear positive uplifting things: "if there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praiseworthy, we seek after these things." (13th Article of Faith)
- Be as brief as possible. You can write as much as you would like, but it is more likely that people will read and enjoy it if it is brief. People don't generally tolerate reading much online. (This post is a good example of something people are very unlikely to make it all the way through. Bullets, short paragraphs, and bold headings help people to at least skim and get the gist if you do have a lot to say.)
