The Social Media MTC

10/26/2025

Lessons learned from Chunky Yarn Pumpkins! Check out my latest Blog post:

Learn how to hand-knit chunky yarn pumpkins without needles and discover how small creative acts build confidence for sharing your gifts online.

10/23/2025

Check out my latest blog: Christmas Trees in October! I know! I know! Just read it! 😍

My Gratitude Season email series is ready! Grab yours today to add a little inspiration to every day in November!

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10/21/2025

Wow! How fun to be featured! My Service Mission was one of the highlights of my life! I can't wait to speak at Zone Conference again Halloween week!

𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅—𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰’𝒎 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆.

Hi! I’m Sister Laura Brown, a senior service missionary supporting the Oregon Portland Mission. I train full-time missionaries on using Facebook and Instagram effectively, mentor social media page leaders (Polynesian and Spanish pages), conduct mission-wide trainings, and coach sisters leading temple tours—both in-person and online.

This calling has been a powerful experience for me. Every step of my life—career in corporate training, mission in Spain and north Africa, the places I’ve lived, courses I’ve taught—has prepared me for this exact role. It’s incredible how the Lord uses our unique backgrounds to “reach the one.”

We recently introduced the to help missionaries reflect Christ more clearly in their online presence—and the impact has been amazing! Who benefits from these trainings? It’s incalculable really. My role is to teach and inspire young missionaries who in turn inspire and teach; go forth and serve.

The rising generation is eager to learn, and we have so much to offer them. As adults we bring 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 knowledge and experience. Concepts I taught on a regular basis in my career are brand-new and revolutionary to these young missionaries. They often tell me “I never thought of that.” Exactly! 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨f 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝: 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢f𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩.

𝐈 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞!

10/12/2025

The Savior never asked us to entertain the world — He asked us to invite the world to come unto Him.

There’s beauty in simplicity. There’s power in testimony.

Read the latest blog post: Jesus doesn't need gimmicks!

Jesus doesn’t need gimmicks. His gospel is enough.” Discover why simplicity, sincerity, and personal testimony carry more power than trends or tactics. A heartfelt reminder that real conversion happens through the Spirit — not through performance.

10/06/2025

Check out our latest Blog: Miracles from spit, dirt and a bit of water.

Read it here:

Discover how Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s message about the Savior healing a blind man with spit and dirt can transform your faith. Learn why God doesn’t need logical means to perform miracles—and how trusting His “whatever method He chooses” can bring hope when answers seem impossible.

10/02/2025

Remembering President Russell M. Nelson:

Discover the legacy of hope left by President Russell M. Nelson (1924–2025), prophet and leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This tribute highlights three of his most powerful teachings about hope—including “hope becomes an anchor to the soul”—with references to his ...

09/29/2025

“Do you trust me?”

I can’t tell you how many times that question has come from the Holy Ghost over the last few months.

An unexpected letter from the IRS.

“Do you trust me?”

How do I help my business grow?

“Do you trust me?”

How I do deal with conflict?

“Do you trust me?”

Shootings? Death?

“Do you trust me?”

I feel a bit like Peter from The New Testament when asked by Christ, “Do you love me?”

Of course my answer is YES! The thing is, I know God knows I trust Him. So, why the question?

Do I need to trust even more? Fear even less? Doubt even less? Move forward in faith even more?

All yes!

So when I went to mosaic window class last night I decided to make trust the focus of my project!

There’s also a sun to represent the light that comes from Jesus Christ, the light of the world!

There’s ocean because that is the place that helps me remember how small I am in the grand scheme of things and to have a sense of the grandeur of God.

I don’t know how soon the Savior will be returning to the earth. I hope it’s soon! But in the meantime, I am going to trust the Him and continue to move forward!

I invite you to join me!

09/20/2025

“We were to establish social media as a primary tool to gather scattered Israel.” — Steve and Angie Haymond, Oregon Portland Mission Leaders, 2020-2023.

During the pandemic, missionary work changed overnight. Traditional methods were no longer possible — but the Lord opened a new path.

Mission Leaders shares their perspective on using social media as a divinely guided tool for missionary work, and the miracles that followed.

Blog link:

Oregon Portland Mission President shares how inspired social media training during COVID-19 helped missionaries gather Israel online and teach with power.

08/25/2025

Hey friends. Check out my latest Blog post: DOOM scrolling to BOOM scrolling. Reclaim HOURS of your life each week!

Link: https://www.thesocialmediamtc.com/blog/f403c4e8-3370-4e9e-b892-088184aea4b1

08/25/2025

Hey friends. Grab your copy of 25, One Minute WINS for social media. It's free! Here: https://www.thesocialmediamtc.com/10-1-minute-wins-to-upgrade-your-socials-today

One minute a day to UP your social media game!

Happy Monday!
Laura

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08/24/2025

So, I just did a thing! I submitted a short article about how I became a missionary again for publication in the "For The Strength of Youth" magazine. Fingers crossed they like it!