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New steeple placed on Joplin, Mo., LDS chapel as part of anniversary events
Mormon Life says: We're happy they're moving forward :)
A steeple was placed on a chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Joplin, Mo., on May 22 as part of the Unity Walk marking the first anniversary of a deadly tornado.
Today in the Bloggernacle: A Texas-sized hailstorm hits a mission home there
Life’s storms: “…however, the rain turned into loud pounding sounds. The wind howled fiercely. With growing concern, I got up and looked out a front window. I saw a river of water flowing down the street and through our front yard. Hailstones, solid pieces of ice the size of golf balls, were being...
LDS volunteers serving communities
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
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...
Refugees meet basic needs with help of LDS Church
The worst drought in living memory has devastated the Horn of Africa, causing hundreds of thousands to flee Somalia. Some have been lucky enough to land in Utah, but most who leave end up in massive refugee camps along the border. To see just how big the refugee camps are in Ethiopia, we had to...
The Church Is Reaching Out and Helping
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...
LDS, Catholics team up for tropical storm recovery in Philippines
THE Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has teamed up with the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to provide transitional houses to victims of Tropical Storm Sendong in Cagayan de Oro. Representatives of the groups signed a memorandum of agreement last week and agreed to pledge a hefty...
Church responds following devastating tornadoes
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 Humanitarian Aid Helps During Costly 2011 Disasters
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...
Over One Hundred Tornadoes Afflict Southern and Midwest United States
More than 100 tornadoes in 12 separate states between 29 February and 3 March caused widespread damage and power outages in affected communities in the Southern and Midwest United States. Forty-nine deaths have been confirmed, and thousands of homes have been severely damaged or destroyed.
LDS Church sues over wildfire at Nevada ranch
The business arm of the LDS Church is suing a contractor over a wildfire that damaged a church recreational property northeast of Las Vegas in July 2010.
LDS World: Seeing a situation so the glass is half full
The plan was to have a sleepy, relaxing day after church ended and a simple meal at the end of the day. Then there was the decision to put the pan of oil on the stove and go into the den to answer my cellphone. Thirty seconds later came the smell of smoke and of something burning. Walking back...
Apostle visits Saints in the Land of the Rising Sun
Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve and Elder Donald L. Hallstrom of the Presidency of the Seventy spent 12 days traveling in the Asia North Area during the month of February. Stops on their itinerary included the Japan cities of Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Tokyo and Sendai, as well...
The trick to creating food storage
Editor's note: This article is part of a series on earthquake preparation. Read the rest of the articles here. You’ve heard about it for years, put it off just as long. It seems so daunting, so impossible. But it’s such an important part of emergency preparedness that it’s time to start. Come...
Church Members in Fiji Provide Humanitarian Aid to Flood Victims
Three stakes in the Suva, Fiji, area recently held a drive to collect food, household items, and school supplies for flood victims in northern and western Fiji. Elder Taniela Wakolo, Area Seventy and the Church’s Fiji Service Centre manager, initiated the drive on February 6, shortly after local...
