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MormonWiki is sponsored by the [http://www.moregoodfoundation.org More Good Foundation]. The wiki serves as a tool through which positive LDS content can be developed in a collaborative manner. We welcome positive and balanced content about Mormonism and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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'''MormonWiki''' is sponsored by the [http://www.moregoodfoundation.org More Good Foundation]. The wiki serves as a tool through which positive LDS content can be developed in a collaborative manner, in order to provide sound and true information about Mormons and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes nicknamed the "Mormon Church").  This website is not an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but has been mounted by sincere adherents to the LDS Church and the [[Restoration|restored gospel]] of Jesus Christ. There is no intent to cover controversial subjects except to explain the stance of Mormonism and the Church of Jesus Christ regarding these subjects.
  
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This page explains how you can help make MormonWiki better, and in the process help create more positive LDS content on the Web. Use the navigation links at the left to view our most popular destinations for Foundation members.
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Our goal is to provide a venue to address every subject related to Mormonism and the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus, at over 2,000 articles, we have just begun.  In order to give as complete a picture as possible to friends of other faiths (or no faith at all), we intend to cover historical and current topics and to talk about current events as they affect the LDS Church and its members, and how Mormons affect current events.
  
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More Good Foundation sponsors hundreds of other websites covering every aspect of Mormonism. The articles on MormonWiki link to those websites often.  The following websites offer more in-depth coverage of some subjects that interest many people.
  
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==How Can You Help?==
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*[http://www.historyofmormonism.com The History of Mormonism]
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You can help by adding articles to the wiki or by contributing to articles already on the wiki. Anyone can do so, provided you have an account. (See the link at the upper-right corner of every page for information about an account.)
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*[http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org The Prophet Joseph Smith]
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*[http://www.mormon-polygamy.org "Mormon" Polygamy]
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*[http://www.gaymormon.net Mormonism and Homosexuality]
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*[http://www.mormonfamily.net Mormon Families]
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*[http://www.mormonbeliefs.org Basic Mormon Beliefs]
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*[http://www.mormonfaq.com Answers for Anti-Mormon Ministries]
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*[http://www.mittromneymormon.net Mormon Mitt Romney]
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*[http://www.mormonsinbusiness.org Mormons in Business]
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*[http://www.meetmormonmissionaries.org Mormon Missionaries]
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*[http://www.guardmarriage.com Current family issues]
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*[http://www.mormonbible.org Mormons and the Bible]
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*[http://www.christ.org Jesus Christ in Mormonism]
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*[http://www.mormontemples.com Mormon Temples]
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*[http://www.mormonpreparedness.com Mormon Preparedness]
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*[http://www.mormonchurch.org Mormon Humanitarian Aid]
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*[http://www.mormonmusic.org Mormons in Music]
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*[http://www.lds.net A Mormon Forum]
  
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The More Good Foundation has developed a series of article titles that need to be developed. These titles were derived from examining the way in which people outside the Church search for information about the Church itself. The titles may seem strange, but they reflect actual searching patterns. Feel free to edit any of these articles, or to add your own articles to the wiki.
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[[Category:Mormon Life and Culture]]
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==Editing Wiki Content==
 
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Editing a wiki page is very easy. Once you are logged in, simply click on the '''''Edit''''' tab at the top of a page. This will bring you to a page with a text box containing the editable text of that page. When you have finished, press '''''Show Preview''''' to see how your changes will appear. You can also see what changes you have made in comparison to the previous version by pressing the '''''Show Changes''''' button. If you're happy with what you see, then press '''''Save''''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
 
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===Please See the [[Writing Guide]]===
 
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==Focus and Tone==
 
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As you are writing or editing articles on the wiki, it is important to remember the intended reader for the article. All articles on MormonWiki should be written for non-members of the Church, probably for people who know very little about the Church. This means that you need to pay particular attention to the way you phrase things. Something that seems very clear or understandable to a Church member may be entirely foreign to a non-member. For instance, speaking about covenants, sacrament, stakes, wards, temples, and a hundred other things is confusing to non-members who don't understand what these terms mean. You can either take the time to define the term within an article, or (better still) you can rephrase your thoughts to use words with which the reader is already familiar.
 
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As for tone, make sure that the articles are friendly, inviting, and interesting. They should not be offensive, defensive, or condescending. Simply state our beliefs in a way that makes sense for the reader (put yourself in the reader's shoes) and your article will be fine.
 
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==What Happens to Content?==
 
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From time to time members of the More Good Foundation will need content for Web sites they are developing. The content from this wiki may be used for that purpose. This means that not only is the content used here, but it may also be used as the basis for content on lots of pro-LDS sites around the world.
 
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==Questions?==
 
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If you have questions about setting up an account or how to use the wiki, please let us know. The fastest way is to use the "Live Chat" tool at the [http://www.moregoodfoundation.org/portal/ Member's Portal] of the More Good Foundation.
 
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==The More Good Foundation and Webmasters==
 
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[[Image:logo.jpg|frame|[http://www.moregoodfoundation.org More Good Foundation]]]
 
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MormonWiki.com is sponsored by the [http://www.moregoodfoundation.org More Good Foundation] which offers positive, informational articles about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormon Church).  It is also a tool provided for the use of Foundation members. Therefore, MormonWiki.com is a purveyor of information and it is a purveyor of content. If you are not already a member of the Foundation, you should visit the Foundation's Web site and learn about what we do; we invite you to join.
 
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MormonWiki.com is also designed as an incubator of content that can be freely used by webmasters and other content providers in their own articles, web sites, and publications.
 
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MormonWiki is sponsored by the More Good Foundation. The wiki serves as a tool through which positive LDS content can be developed in a collaborative manner, in order to provide sound and true information about Mormons and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes nicknamed the "Mormon Church"). This website is not an official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but has been mounted by sincere adherents to the LDS Church and the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no intent to cover controversial subjects except to explain the stance of Mormonism and the Church of Jesus Christ regarding these subjects.

Our goal is to provide a venue to address every subject related to Mormonism and the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus, at over 2,000 articles, we have just begun. In order to give as complete a picture as possible to friends of other faiths (or no faith at all), we intend to cover historical and current topics and to talk about current events as they affect the LDS Church and its members, and how Mormons affect current events.

More Good Foundation sponsors hundreds of other websites covering every aspect of Mormonism. The articles on MormonWiki link to those websites often. The following websites offer more in-depth coverage of some subjects that interest many people.

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