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Software, hardware and Internet resources that protect your kids from viewing violent, pornographic, and otherwise-destructive Web sites.

• Bishop's Warehouse A special secured place of unit leadership. Special forms and programs from bishops around the world. A must if you don't want to "reinvent the wheel"!
• Project Noah - Family Preparedness A warehouse of plans, tips, and instructions on how to prepare your family for any troubles ahead. Includes 72-hour kits, sprouting and many special items to construct yourself.
• DeseretOnLine Any Internet Service Provider (ISP) can give you access, but not all ISPs are created equal. DeseretOnLine not only gives you a reliable, fast connection and the necessary browser software-it is the only ISP offering a unique and abundant selection of LDS resources, parental control, and bonus software. Now you and your family can enjoy the Internet and maintain an LDS environment in your home at the same time.

What you need to get online.

• The Donovan Group Independent Representative for Big Planet, a Provo, Utah based company. Web Phones. Browse the web, check email, all from your internet phone (I-Phone). Family Friendly internet service with Surf Watch software to filter inappropriate content from the internet. Shop online for food storage, electronics, personal care products.
• The Old Wizards Castle Finding the best packaged and download software titles and computer hardware is fast and easy at The Old Wizards Castle, the Computer Superstore. From games to utilities, Pc's to Lap Tops, we have the software and hardware you're looking for at bargain prices.

Lists of LDS sites around the Net

• LDS-Index.org An LDS Resource page that lists more than the front pages of LDS sites. We disect LDS sites and list their individual pages by subject then index them alphabetically to make finding information for talks, lesson preparation, etc. easy.
• LDS ON LINE A unique collection of "How To's" in Family Preparedness, Family History and Church Service. Great research site!
• Deseret Online Search Deseret's Best for LDS sites and resources on the Internet!
• LDS Links A large list of links to LDS sites. Updated frequently.
• Mormon Fortress Previously listed in _Mormons on the Internet_ as MASH-- Criticism Studies. New and improved, more articles added and for those articles not dealt with directly on Mormon Fortress, links have been added to sites which do deal with the issues.
• Infobases LDS World. Great looking site, but it often fails to live up to its promise. Includes links to Gospel Study, News & Events, Missionary Work, LDS Family History Network, Arts & Culture, Mormon Marketplace, LDS WebLinks. Tends to be quite commercial-not surprising, given that Infobases is, after all, a successful commercial enterprise. http://www.ldsworld.com
• LDS Info Resources. Deseret Book's listing of LDS information, alongside the Deseret's Best LDS Web Sites compilation. The search tool is quite limited. http://www.deseretbook.com/ldsreso.html
• MORMON-INDEX. The Mormon Internet Resources Distribution List. Receive a weekly message via e-mail about new LDS sites, discussion lists, and organizational information. This is a free subscription service. To subscribe, send an e-mail to majordomo@lists.panix.com. In the body of the message type subscribe mormon-index your-e-mail.address. http://www.idot.aol.com/mld/production/yiaz1876.html
• Mormons.Org. A thorough, well-organized site, worth bookmarking. http://www.mormons.org
• Mormons on the Internet Registry. Absolutely the best site for locating information on LDS Web sites. http://www.writerspost.com/mormonnet
• Pearls. Originally a top-ten list, but it's since grown a bit. Contains good links. http://www.cache.net/~john/lds
• Top Ten Mormon Sites. Very well chosen list, compiled by Nyall R. London. It includes a list of runners-up. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1830

How to avoid offending -- and being offended by -- other members of the LDS online community.

• Building Your Integrity Bank Account. A report carried in BYU-Hawaii campus bulletin. http://websider.byuh.edu/kealakai/archives/news/june12/kongaika.html
• Charter: soc.religion.mormon. A brief outline of policies for the soc.religion.mormon newsgroup (covered in chapter 8, page 189). Standards by which all participants must abide. http://www.lds.npl.com/special/usenet/srm/index.html
• FAQ About Lists. An excellent introduction to mailing lists, particularly to lists of an LDS bent. Explains their advantages and disadvantages, along with some basic netiquette for Latter-day Saints using the lists. Also includes links to a number of mailing lists of interest to Latter-day Saints. http://www.netwizards.net/~btphelps/mormon/lds1.htm
• Links to Netiquette and HTML Web Sites. A good collection of information on Internet etiquette, using the Internet, building Web sites, and more. Includes links to other LDS Web sites. http://www.netcom.com/~toniaizu/ehtml.html

Look around for other Latter-day Saints.

• Baby Gifts by Ella Original water color designs by professional artist Ella Miller imprinted with your baby's personal birth information all beautifully matted and framed.
• Custom Crib Sets by Audrey Baby quilts, dust ruffles, and bumper pads custom designed and hand quilted by Audrey herself to her customers' satisfaction
• LDS-ONLINE-Family
• In Search of the Spiritual My page dedictated to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Darrel La Mar and Barbara Jean Wakley welcome you to their Web Page Update of all my Downey and Beyond, FAMILIES ARE FOREVER , Veterans and Military Links , Family Genealogy Page and new pages listed below. MAN'S QUESTIONS - GOD'S ANSWERS A-E http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/MansGodsA-E.html MAN'S QUESTIONS - GOD'S ANSWERS F-L http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/mansgodsF-L.html MAN'S QUESTIONS - GOD'S ANSWERS M-R http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/mansgodsM-R.html MAN'S QUESTIONS - GOD'S ANSWERS S-Z http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/mansgodsS-Z.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOWNEY AND BEYOND By: Darrel La Mar Wakley (Updated 2 Jan 99) (Many changes)(LDS)Idaho & Utah Travel & History /Trails Of The Old West/Fort's Of The Old West /Marsh Valley Idaho/"Pioneer" History/Downey Ward History/School Days/U.S Army/Civil Service and United States Army Reserve/Present Day Forts/Rexburg Idaho/Downey MARSH VALLEY/ Military Links/Genealogy/Family Home Page/my book/539th SIG. Co/1st Cav Div/96th Inf Div/Top 100 Events of this Century/Korea and Germany history/Teton Dam/ MAN'S QUESTIONS - GOD'S ANSWERS http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/titelofbook.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darrel La Mar and Barbara Jean Wakley welcome you to their Web Page FAMILIES ARE FOREVER (LDS) http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome To Our Family Genealogy Page! (New and updated 11 Jan 99) Lots of Wakley/Wakely/Bachelor/Batchlor/Canham/and many others http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/genepage.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------More Links (updated 2 Jan 99) http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/link.html ............................................................................. Veterans Day 1999: A Resource Guide (New)(Updated 10 Nov 98) http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/VetOrgLinks.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Veterans and Military Links (New and up to date as of 2 Jan 99) http://www.ida.net/users/lamar/millinks.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SFC DARREL LA MAR WAKLEY (RET) Life member VFW, American Legion lamar@ida.net 504 Laurel Street Rexburg, ID 83440-1736 1-208-359-1227
• Famous Mormons Famous Members of the Church. "Prominent" members in science,entertainment,politics,sports and more
• Kristen Randle Home Homepage of LDS author
• Pam and Kelvin's Home Page My husband's and my personal web page, which includes favorite links, pictures of our pets, poems that I have written, favorite quotes, and scriptures...and I hope to include more (as soon as I can come up with a new idea! :)
• Alumni Association. Helpful links to Brigham Young University's Aspen Grove family camp, Cougar Club, Varsity Club, reunions, much more. If you've ever had any affiliation with the Y, you'll want to return to this site. http://ucs.byu.edu/alumni
• LDS Web Ring. The LDS Web Ring is a system for allowing Web surfers to easily jump from one site to the next. Sites that carry the LDS Web Ring logo have links to the next site in the Ring. This Ring is limited to sites that have faithful information. The Ring's Requirement: "Anything on your page regarding the Church, its operation, leaders, and teachings must be as true as the gospel." http://www.cyberhighway.net/~shwankey/ldsring.html
• LDS Friends Web Ring. A new Web ring for LDS member home pages. Add a bit of coding to your own home page to join the ring. To be included in the ring, a site must be positive about the gospel. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3044/LDSFriends.html
• LDS Friends Worldwide. A great place to find old friends and meet new ones. Because it's also a "dating" site, you'll find more information, and a rating, in chapter 10: "Interest Groups"-Dating and Courtship http://www.downtown-web. com/cfw
• LDS Info Central. A Web site with names, locations, and e-mail addresses of Latter-day Saints on the Internet. Quite extensive. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5537/roster.htm
• LDS Members' Home Pages. A list of more than 200 pages, sorted by last name. http://pw2.netcom.com/~toniaizu/cmembers.html
• Member Sites and Other Fun Stuff. Cute graphics, but navigation is time-consuming. Approach this one only if you've got some free time. http://www. deseretbook.com/ldsinfo/member.html
• Members' Homepages. A list of member pages, along with brief descriptions of the contents. Very well done. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4034/content.html#member
• Mormon Ring. Another ring that works on the same principle. This Ring allows any page with Mormon content to join. Many-perhaps most-of the sites are tremendously antagonistic toward the Church. http://www.california.com/~rpcman/LDS.HTM
• Nauvoo. Once upon a time, Nauvoo was a forum on AOL. Now everyone can participate-and should. This is easily the best discussion place on the World Wide Web. Orson Scott Card's sponsorship gives it cachet; his Vigor newsletter gives it substance. Follow the links to the kids' forum, the Red Brick Store, the Mansion House library, and more. http://www.nauvoo.com
• World Wide Web First Ward. Virtual ward complete with auxiliaries, gospel, doctrine, and homemaking. Includes columns, testimonials, letters from readers, more. A top-notch site. http://www.uvol.com/www1st

A few of the growing number of search engines on the Internet.

• Dogpile Most comprehensive search engines I've found.
• AltaVista. A search on the term Mormon* (the * is the wild card that causes the search to return words like Mormonism and Mormonania), returned 39,260 hits. AltaVista gets a rating of A. View the site at http://www.altavista.com
• America Online Mailing List Directory. This is a nice site, more useful than most. A recent search on the term Mormon* returned six mailing lists, including the Overland Trails discussion list with references to the Mormon trail. This site earns a B+. The America Online Mailing List Directory is online at http://ifrit.Web.aol.com/mld/production
• Deja News. A recent search on the word Mormon* turned up 6,734 newsgroup messages. Search features include pattern matching (the use of partial words with wild cards), filtered searches, and time-sensitivity ranking. For depth and scope as well as ease of use this site gets an A rating. Visit Deja News again and again at http://www.dejanews.com
• Excite. A search on the term Mormon* brought up only ten hits, but then suggested ten additional search terms such as Mormonism, Nephi, LDS, and, er, humorless, polygamy, and watchtower. Harumph. For its limited capacity, despite its ease of use, this site earns only a C+. You'll find all this excitement at http://www.excite.com
• Infoseek. A search on the term Mormon* returned 5,191 sites, and notified me of related topics "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" and "Jehovah's Witnesses." Guess it's pretty obvious who provides the greatest volume of sites using the name of the Church. It's mostly a fairly useful engine, but because of the annoyances, it gets only a B- rating. Infoseek hides out at http://www.infoseek.com
• InfoSpace. Directory information is also available for federal, state, and local government offices. The downside? It's awfully slow. But because it appears to do everything it's advertised to do-and that's a lot-this site rates an A-. Make space at http://www.infospace.com
• Liszt. A search on Mormon* located ten LDS mailing lists. For its ease of use, depth, and scope, Liszt gets an A- rating. You'll find the site listed at http://www. liszt.com
• Lycos. Searching on the term Mormon* turned up 4,933 links. For basic ease and convenience, this is an A- rated site. Lycos lies at http://www.lycos.com
• Magellan Internet Guide. Magellan was able to generate 840 hits from the search term Mormon*. Because full access is always a plus and its options are good too, we rate this a B+ site. Explore Magellan at http://www.mckinley.com
• Search.Com. C|NET's tool Search.Com is designed to be a user-friendly search vehicle. Features include links to telephone and e-mail directories. Search topics include Arts, Business, Computers, Employment, UseNet, and Web. Search.Com is one of several sites powered by the AltaVista search engine. Searching on the term Mormon* generated 13,053 hits. Search.Com also found related search terms "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," "Parks & Wilderness Areas," and "Museums & Parks in Utah." Sure beats "Watchtower"! As a high point in a long list of excellent search engines, this site gets an A rating. Start your search at http://www.search.com
• Starting Point. Searching on the term Mormon* generated exactly 0 hits, but the engine did manage to return links to several related sites. Starting Point's searches require jumping through a lot of hoops. It does have some redeeming features, though: overall ease of use, and an ability to customize. For that it moves up from an F to a mere D. Get started at http://www. stpt.com
• WebCrawler. A search on the term Mormon* returned 1,602 easy-to-read links. However, many of the listings seemed to be dated; the sites no longer exist. In spite of that, we still rate WebCrawler a B+ for its ease of use. Crawl over to the site at http://www.webcrawler.com
• WorldPages. Missing your old mission haunts? WorldPages might be worth a look. It's an online business telephone and fax directory that claims to provide access to numbers in more than 100 countries. At the time of writing, Hong Kong companies were listed, but Europe appeared to be on hold. For that reason, we'll rate this site a C. You'll find it at http://www.worldpages.com
• Yahoo. A search on Mormon* generated only 126 hits, an unhealthy number of which are mean-spirited in nature. The editorial decisions that go into adding a site to Yahoo make it a tremendously out-of-date, and biased, collection of sites. Add to that the fact that it fails to index the content of the pages it lists, and Yahoo is an all-around non-starter. The hierarchical structure gives it some value, though, so Yahoo rates a grudging B-. Do your own whooping at hollering at Yahoo's Web site, at http://www. yahoo.com

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