Mormon Life - Helping Hands tag

Mormon Helping Hands Assist in Maryland Park Cleanup (Photo Essay)

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:10:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

Approximately 300 Mormon Helping Hands volunteers joined community members and elected officials to clean up Parkville, Maryland's Double Rock Park on 12 May. The photo essay at the link below shows these volunteers in action.

Church Honored in Spain for Blood Drive Promotion

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:03:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

The Spanish Federation of Blood Donors in Spain is honoring The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) for its positive contribution to improve people’s lives through the donation of blood. This is the second time the Church has been awarded the National Merit in Blood Donation for its involvement, commitment and generosity to save lives. The first time was in 1996.

LDS Church to participate in San Jose interfaith blood drive, Valley Catholic Online reports

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:19:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Our take: This article is an informative advance for the Interfaith Community Blood Drive in July.

From the Valley Catholic Online: Parishioners across the Diocese of San Jose, Calif., will roll up their sleeves during the month of July to give blood at one of seven parish collection sites during the Interfaith Community Blood Drive.

Houston judge praises Church

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:44:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

Hurricane season keeps residents and Church members in the Gulf Coast on their toes from June to November each year. While many worked to provide aid for those in need during past hurricanes, much of the relief came from the Church.

After Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, the Church delivered 4.9 million pounds of food and water to those in need. Following Hurricane Ike, Latter-day Saint volunteers assisted in completing "work orders" in more than 2,000 homes in Galveston. Volunteers also provided assistance at the homes of more than 100 first responders in Galveston County, while these local firefighters, police officers and paramedics were out helping those in the community.

LDS volunteers work with other faiths to serve

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:19:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Service is an integral part of what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does. Recent news has highlighted several service projects in which LDS members have teamed with members of other faiths to help less-fortunate people.

Mormon volunteers help Mission Viejo bloom

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:13:00 -0600

source: ocregister.com

About 350 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) arrived at Oso Viejo Park, behind the Norman P. Murray Center at 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, with shovels in hand wearing the familiar Mormon Helping Hands yellow vests, to participate in the annual Mormon Helping Hands day of service on April 28.

Grief leads to service at Mormon Helping Hands project

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:43:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

A total of 277 Mormon Helping Hands volunteers, each sporting a bright yellow vest, worked at the El Toro Cemetery in the Orange County, California city of Lake Forest. The Santa Margarita California Stake members were part of the 70,000 volunteers participating at the event sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Mormon Helping Hands 2012 Day of Service on April 28.

Mormon Helping Hands: Fix Up, Clean Up, Build It in California and Hawaii

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:50:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

Thousands of Mormon Helping Hands volunteers painted, collected food, planted trees, cleaned and fixed up the states of California and Hawaii.

Mormon Helping Hands are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) anxious to make a difference by being good neighbors in beautifying their communities. Approximately 70,000 people participated in the daylong activity on Saturday, 28 April, and not all the volunteers were Latter-day Saints; 17,000 were people of other faiths. Volunteers donated 227,280 hours on 536 projects.

LDS volunteers continue to serve

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:19:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Mormon volunteers join forces with their local community in an effort to show their faith in Jesus Christ and follow his example of service.

In Murrieta, Calif., members of a stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were planning to work together with the local Catholic and Methodist churches to replenish food supplies at local food banks this Saturday, April 28.

Have I Done Any Good? Official Music Video ft. Alex Boye & Carmen Rasmusen Herbert

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:56:00 -0600

source: youtube.com

Mormon Life says: Beautiful!

LDS volunteers serving communities

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:02:00 -0600

source: MormonTimes.com

People in communities across the country are engaging in service projects this spring that will benefit and beautify their communities.

Among the countless volunteers and organizations performing service are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mormon Helping Hands Busy Lending a Hand

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:33:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

With the recent tornadoes in the Midwest, in what has been a destructive tornado season so far, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) are giving needed assistance.

More than 300 Mormon Helping Hands volunteers from the Church’s Bloomington Indiana Stake (similar to a diocese) cleaned up fallen trees and debris from the 2 March tornado. Volunteers also traveled to New Albany, Pekin, Borden and Henryville, Indiana to render service to those areas that suffered severe destruction and loss.

Today in the Bloggernacle: Helping hands in Sacramento and 'Stop It!'

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:04:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Helping hands: See how this community comes together in Sacramento to get much done in little time at the North Laguna Park last weekend. In “Sacramento Mormon Helping Hands 2012,” watch raking, cementing, painting, cleaning, and other types of hard working that result in a beautiful park cleanup that will be enjoyed for years to come. This is a great example of what can be done with “helping hands.”

Helpings Hands Program Opens Way for Missionary Work, New Stake in Amapa, Brazil

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:06:00 -0600

source: news.lds.org

On Saturday, March 10, 2012, 21 people—including both families and individuals—entered the waters of baptism. This is the largest number of people in recent years in the Brazilian states of Para and Amapá, both part of the Brazil Belém Mission, to receive the ordinance of baptism on the same day and to become “fellowcitizens” with the Saints (Ephesians 2:19), and walk “in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).

The Church Is Reaching Out and Helping

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:53:00 -0600

source: news.lds.org

One year after a horrific earthquake and tsunami, prominent signs standing amid the miles and miles of devastation and destruction in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture send a one-word message of the resiliency of the people: Ganbaru, which means “hold out, stand firm, and hang in there.”

It is the same message the Church sent over and over again as it distributed immediate relief supplies after the disaster and, 12 months later, continues to support recovery efforts in the country.

Natural disasters across the globe, including the Japan quake, made 2011 the costliest year of disasters on record, according to a report issued by LDS Welfare Services. The first six months of 2011 alone saw $265 billion in economic losses—well above the previous record of $220 billion from 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck the United States’ Gulf Coast.

Mormon volunteerism highlighted in new study

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:57:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

Mormon Life says: The Church created another really cool infographic. Click on the forwarding link to see the whole picture. As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) continues to receive heightened media attention, a new study focuses on the generous charitable donations and volunteerism of active Latter-day Saints in the United States. University of Pennsylvania professor Ram Cnaan and fellow researchers Van Evans and Daniel W. Curtis jointly published the study, titled “Called to Serve: The Prosocial Behavior of Active Latter-day Saints.”

Church responds following devastating tornadoes

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:45:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

More than 100 tornadoes touched down across 12 U.S. states over a recent four-day period, claiming dozens of lives and destroying thousands of homes.

No LDS members or missionaries were harmed, although three member homes in Indiana were destroyed and at least 15 others were seriously damaged. No Church buildings were impacted.

Church Humanitarian Aid Helps During Costly 2011 Disasters

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:30:00 -0700

source: Newsroom.lds.org

Mormon Life says: I love the chart at the bottom of this article that shows how the Church is helping different countries. Earthquakes, a tsunami and massive flooding have combined to make 2011 the costliest year for natural disasters on record according to a recently released Welfare Services report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

The report indicates the first half of the year had economic losses totaling $265 billion, well above the previous record of $220 billion from 2005 (the year of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf region of the United States). Japan’s earthquake and tsunami damage alone has been estimated at $235 billion.

Single Adults in Brazil Respond to Blood Shortage

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:48:00 -0700

source: news.lds.org

The public affairs committees and single adults of two Brazilian stakes—the Campo Grande Brazil Stake and the Campo Grande Brazil Monte Líbano Stake—recently organized a blood drive to help relieve a shortage of blood in area hospitals.

Helping Hands Music Video

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:21:00 -0700

source: youtube.com