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Buses donated by the Church of Jesus Christ to Amigos do Bem help reduce school dropout rates in the backlands. This donation blesses the lives of 2,500 children and youth in Torrões, Alagoas.
What were Brazil’s humanitarian and volunteer projects in 2022?
By Vanessa Fitzgibbon
In 2022, Humanitarian Services and volunteers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints blessed the lives of thousands throughout Brazil.
During a visit to Brazil, Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shakes hands with a sister missionary wearing a white dress.
Elder Stevenson tells missionaries ‘you are exactly where the Lord wants you to be’
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
During a recent ministering trip, Elder Gary E. Stevenson spoke at the Brazil Missionary Training Center and met with leaders in São Paulo.
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Cleanup continues in Guam from Typhoon Mawar as storm heads toward Japan
By Christine Rappleye
After Typhoon Mawar knocked out power and utilities to most of the island, Church members clean up water damage and downed trees.
An old piece of parchment paper reading “Ka Buke a Moramona”
Historian identifies rare first-edition copies of Hawaiian-language Book of Mormon
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
A few hundred copies of Ka Buke a Moramona were bound in 1855 and a BYU–Hawaii archivist wanted to know how many copies still existed.
A woman smiles as she carries a large back with supplies and balances on her back while carrying a baby in a sling as walks across a grassy field. Others gather around supplies in the background.
4 humanitarian projects the Church has done in central Africa this year
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
From clean water to medical supplies, the Church is providing a variety of resources to those in need.
Sister missionaries sit in rows of red chairs.
Latter-day Saints help celebrate 100 years of Christianity in Cambodia
By Christine Rappleye
Church members and missionaries were among the thousands who attended event marking 100 years of Christianity in Southeast Asian country.
A woman stands with a small horse in a blue covering in an open room.
Humanitarian efforts in Central, Eastern Europe include medical equipment donations, charitable acts and mini-horse therapy
By Ryker Eggenberger
See how both the Church’s recent humanitarian efforts and angels of “the mortal kind” are blessing thousands in Armenia, Hungary and Slovakia.
Crowd of people entering the Conference Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Charts show Church’s ongoing growth through 192 years
By David Schneider
Numbers of Church members, dedicated temples, wards and branches, and stakes from 1830 to 2022.
Mothers and children wait in line for food at the Ifo Refugee Camp in Garissa County, Kenya, on Dec. 8, 2022.
On World Hunger Day, see how the Church works to end hunger worldwide
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seeks to provide temporal relief by collaborating with organizations around the globe
Bishop W. Christopher Waddell of the Presiding Bishopric with his wife, Carol, stand with the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkey team in Turkey, May, 2023.
In wake of devastating earthquakes, Bishop Waddell signs off on more Church humanitarian aid in Turkey
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
The Church donated over $13.5 million in aid by early April, and is now donating housing, medical clinics and more.
The first episode featured John Rodgerson, a Latter-day Saint and CEO of Azul Linhas Aéreas [Azul Airlines]
Premiered today ‘PodAgir+’, a podcast from Church’s Welfare and Self-Reliance Services in Brazil
By Vanessa Fitzgibbon
The programs aim to provide listeners with “valuable insights, practical tips, and an extra dose of motivation.”
People attend the first conference for Church-endorsed chaplains in May 2023.
For the first time, Church holds conference for chaplains in the United Kingdom
By Trent Toone
The two-day conference provided instruction and inspirational messages for prison and hospital chaplains, as well as those in chaplaincy leadership throughout the U.K.
A boy in Offisno, Ghana, wears a Caldwell Allstars t-shirt that was donated to the Nampa, Idaho, Deseret Industries store and sent to Africa.
‘God is in the details of my life’: Missionary in Africa finds his cousin’s baseball shirt
By Mary Richards
The shirt traveled to Ghana from an Idaho Deseret Industries store in what Elder Call said was no coincidence.
A group of young men participate in a Latter-day Saint youth conference at Sauniatu, Samoa, in April 2023.
From Samoa to Rome, Latter-day Saint youth, young adults gather to strengthen their faith
By Trent Toone
In recent months, youth and young single adults in Samoa, Australia, Puerto Rico, Panama and Rome have gathered to have fun and fortify their testimonies of Jesus Christ.
Elder Jörg Klebingat, General Authority Seventy, shakes hands with the Ivorian minister of reconciliation in Ivory Coast
Promoting religious freedom: 7 recent efforts from Church leaders and members worldwide
By Sydney Walker
From the Ivory Coast to Australia to Peru, here’s how Church leaders and members are promoting religious freedom.
Elder S. Mark Palmer of the Presidency of the Seventy and his wife, Sister Jacqueline Palmer, take a photo with young people in Guatemala City
Central American youths encouraged to ‘straightway’ leave nets, follow Christ as missionaries
By Trent Toone
Elder S. Mark Palmer and other Church leaders participated in a devotional in which they spoke to youth in Central America about serving missions.
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Hundreds of Church members in Panama participate in day of service
By Mary Richards
More than 800 volunteers with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama took part in the National Day of Service.
Lilian uses a new water tap stand installed in her community in Gicumbi District, Rwanda, by Water for People
The gift of water: Church joins with organizations around the world
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prioritizes safe drinking water as one of its global humanitarian efforts. See how the Church works with organizations to help people in many countries.
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Church donates school furniture, wheelchairs and other supplies in Guatemala and Honduras
By Mary Richards
Recent humanitarian efforts in Guatemala and Honduras show love for neighbors.
Members of the Northampton England Stake and their neighbors move loads of stones to create new pathways in a park in Spinney Hill, England, on May 8, 2023. Several JustServe projects were listed for the UK’s Big Help Out on that day and in the weeks since.
Church members in U.K. take part in ‘Big Help Out’ for king’s coronation
By Mary Richards
Throughout the United Kingdom, JustServe volunteers painted, cleaned, gardened, sewed and served for the Big Help Out after King Charles’ coronation.
Homes destroyed from Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi
Church opens buildings to flood victims in Malawi
By Mary Richards
Church of Jesus Christ received extensive recognition from local government leaders and media for its humanitarian work during Cyclone Freddy.
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Construction begins for Ghana school with Church funding
By Mary Richards
Renovated school exemplifies continued efforts between the Church and leaders in West Africa, as a local stake also meet with a city mayor.
President Russell M. Nelson greets Csaba Korosi, president of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly president meets with First Presidency
By Mary Richards
The Church and United Nations work together on humanitarian efforts around the world.
Elder Thierry K. Mutombo and Elder Ian S. Ardern, of the Africa Central Area presidency with the Rev. Father Joseph Mutie of the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya
Interfaith meeting in Kenya: ‘This is a landmark moment’
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invited into interreligious council.
Bishop Katimal C. Kaun attends the groundbreaking ceremony for the Port Vila Vanuatu Temple
How the Port Vila temple groundbreaking was particularly poignant for this Vanuatuan family
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
Ni-Vanuatu Latter-day Saint Mariella Kaun sought to bring temple blessings to her people.
New members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Mangu, Nigeria, pose for a photo on their baptism day,
‘God truly sees and blesses all of His children’: More than 100 people baptized in remote Nigerian city
By Sydney Walker
Combined efforts of missionaries, local leaders and members result in 104 people being baptized in Mangu, Nigeria, in March and April.
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Vanuatu cyclone victims blessed by Church container prepared ahead of time
By Mary Richards
A 40-foot container behind a Church meetinghouse contained emergency supplies before cyclones hit the South Pacific.
Youth pose for a picture on a stack of rocks for Senegal’s first youth conference
First youth conference held in Senegal with 13 youth
By Sydney Walker
Since the Church was given legal recognition in 2018 in Senegal, the country has grown to 257 members. In April, the West African country had its first ever youth conference.
John Bul Dau and his wife, Martha Arual Akech, from Sudan, sit on a bench outside the Richmond Virginia Temple
Former Sudanese refugees find peace at Richmond Virginia Temple dedication
By Trent Toone
John Dau and his wife, Martha Akech, were among thousands of Sudanese refugees who survived starvation, dehydration, disease and violence. They recently attended the Richmond Virginia Temple open house and dedication.
Two young earthquake survivors receive meals provided by a NuDay volunteer in Syria.
See the latest earthquake relief efforts from the Church in Turkey and Syria
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to collaborate with organizations to provide relief.