The donation will help launch and sustain a new two-year initiative with UNICEF to strengthen maternal and newborn health services in Pakistan.

During his recent ministry in Mexico, Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met with members, missionaries, religious leaders, news media and government officials.

"We approach peacemaking first in our hearts," Elder Gary E. Stevenson said after meeting with the president of Peru at the Government Palace in Lima.

“You have shown love, genuine service and generosity to those who need it most, following the example and teachings of the Savior,” said Elder Juan Pablo Villar in a recent video.

"We pray for the safety, strength and resilience of all those affected and for the swift restoration of impacted communities," the Asia Area presidency wrote.

The General Authority Seventy spoke about the vital role of family records in completing temple ordinances.

See recent efforts in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Chile and South Korea.

Local Church leaders visited schools, hospitals and community projects in Kenya’s Lamu County to collaborate on projects to support the community.

“We are deeply saddened for the people impacted by the recent earthquake in Colombia,” wrote the South America Northwest Area presidency after an Aug. 10 earthquake.

Interior and exterior photos have been released of the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple as tours begin.

“As we make and keep temple covenants, there flows into our lives a godly power that helps us to change trials and tribulations into triumphs,” said Elder Steven D. Shumway at the groundbreaking for the Naga Philippines Temple.

One stake president in El Salvador said this was part of the Church’s mission “to help all people just as Christ would.”

One leader said others in his congregation told him, "If Bishop can do it, I can do it too" about gaining higher education.

"We are busy every day all day teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ," one missionary said.

The Church is working with multiple organizations for a combined total of $2.8 million to support those in need after two deadly earthquakes.

Across Asia, Latter-day Saints ventured into new religious communities: a Jewish synagogue, a Catholic soup kitchen and a multifaith dinner.

A former Côte d’Ivoire mission president and counselor recount how the Church is growing across the border in Bamako, Mali, thanks to the efforts of members and missionaries sharing the gospel through technology.

Efforts have ranged from holding blood drives to donating advanced surgical machinery.

The Church donated classrooms, bathrooms and a water system to a school in the southeastern Africa nation.

Dr. Raymond Price spent nearly two decades advancing surgical care in Mongolia. Now, he has been appointed the country’s Honorary Consul in Utah