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We are encouraged when we receive notes of gratitude from those of you who have used our services. We regularly hear that FAIR has helped to answer difficult questions and strengthen testimonies. However, one of the most difficult things we hear are the stories of family members of those who have left the Church and the frustration felt by those who wonder whether it would have made a difference if the family had known about FAIR sooner. Too often, it seems that by the time people discover FAIR, it is after a friend or family member has lost faith.
If FAIR is going to be more effective in helping to prevent people from losing their testimonies, people need to know about FAIR before a crisis sets in. For this reason, FAIR is undertaking a more aggressive effort to advertise. Our first step will be to run ads on KSL radio around the time of and during General Conference. We will expand our efforts beyond this in the future, perhaps with television advertising as well, but it takes money!
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You should also consider putting much more conspicuous “like” boxes for your Facebook page on the sidebar of your websites. I was not even aware that any of your sites had links to your Facebook page, and now that I am I still can’t find them. The more “likes” your Facebook page gets, the more conspicuous it will become, as people will see their Facebook friends liking, commenting, and sharing its stuff. I think this is a change that could be made relatively easily and at little or no expense.
I agree wholeheartedly that prevention is the best medicine. By the time many people leave the Church, their hearts are so hardened that they will dismiss any apologist arguments as “spin” or whatnot. Having the element of surprise and getting to make the first move often gives anti-Mormons the upper hand.
Thanks for your comments alien236. And I’ll try to see what we can do to make the “like” boxes more prominent.