Comments on: Being a Technical Communicator for the LDS Church

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:28:41 +0000

Hi Christina. I apologize for the late reply—been busier than in a long time. I think you have a great idea going there. It’s interesting that one of the aims would be to help community organizations be able to stand on their own two feet after you have provided your services. I think the capitalist in most of us doesn’t think that way (though in this case, you wouldn’t be capitalizing).

But a lot of people in our organization want to contribute even though they aren’t employees. There’s a volunteer spirit anyway because of the way most of the organization is run, and when it comes to developing technology, some of the members want to contribute that way too. It’s a noble path to take to do something when you’re not looking for material benefit.

By: Christina Efte

Christina Efte — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:46:41 +0000

I feel that giving back to our communities – like places of worship, rescue missions, and other non-profits – is part of my purpose as a writer. I volunteer every now and then to assist with bulletins and presentation slides, but sometimes those in charge don’t see the value in it.

One of my goals is to have a counterpart to my freelance business where community organizations get my services free or nearly free. The goal is to not only provide creative services, but teach others how to do it, too (something about teaching a man to fish, I think).

Great post…thanks!

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Doing the Stop-and-Think « Release Notes — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:21:57 +0000

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By: Haley

Haley — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:55:22 +0000

I appreciate this piece so much! I’m a Technical Writing major at Utah State University. My dream job is to work for the LDS church as a technical writer, and I’m currently doing a research on that for an empirical research report. If you have some time, I’d love to ask you some questions as a source for my report. Please email me or comment on my blog if you are interested. Thank you!

By: sameera

sameera — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:18:27 +0000

agree with home skier

Really loved this piece and knowing how much work means to you.

By: Home Skier

Home Skier — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:26:56 +0000

hey that is a really well written piece explaining how you work for the church and stuff very informative