I AM MELANIE

   Lets just jump right into my situation. Lately I have been seeing all my friends and family change their profile pictures or cover photos to the "I AM MORMON" images.
I am not a "Mormon" I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I AM LDS. So whats the big difference.  Everyone seems to let the I Am Mormon thing define them. They tend to forget what/who they really are. I realize that Elder Bednar's talk about Sharing The Goodness has had a big part of this "I Am Mormon" movement. I just feel that there are other ways that you could share the goodness.
   How about we just get out there! We don't have to Convert everyone, but even by befriending someone we don't even know. "By small and simple things, great things come to pass." Its the small things that set us apart from others. I am not going to let a picture decide who I am. I am Melanie. I'm not going to say that you are wrong for putting those pictures as your profiles, but like I said I think there are other ways.
   I think think that there are other ways to do many things, I personally seem to find the harder way to do anything, but that's me. If you were to look at my various social media sites you would have no idea that I am LDS. That doesn't mean I don't live up to my standards, or even the church's standards. But I do. I like to go about spreading the gospel in different ways. I like to invite my non member roommates to various ward activities, I preform service, and try to be a genuine person. I could go on and on... But I really like to fly under the radar in certain areas.
    I just don't think a simple picture is going to change anything. People get up and do something. You don't need recognition for anything. By you being you and you living up to your religious beliefs is what makes you YOU. You don't need a picture or label to define you.
   I am not changing my profile picture because I don't need another label in my life. I am Melanie and I am LDS. I like to pretend I am funny. I think I am a good singer, which I most likely am not, and I enjoy a nice bowl of peach cobbler. That's who I am. I am not MORMON.