Tagged with "Caribbean"
Better internet access for Cuba — can the Church be far behind?
MR says: "Information is power." There seems to be a small branch operating in Cuba; it will be interesting to see how information helps in getting the gospel message out. For those of us involved in the internet business, it has been a very interesting time lately. Cuba finally turned up its only...
Mormon dentists go to Dominican Republic to help, get mugged instead
MR says: How unfortunate. Glad no one was hurt. Twenty American dentists were mugged Monday night by two men on a motorcycle near the busy corner of Maximo Gomez and Bolivar avenues. The foreigners, who are in the country providing free dental consultations, left their hotel around 9pm and when a first...
Helping Hands removes 70 tons of trash from Dominican beaches
MR says: Wow, this is absolutely impressive. On September 15, 2012, more than 4,000 Mormon Helping Hands volunteers helped to clean beaches throughout the Dominican Republic. Equipped with bags, gloves, and a willingness to serve, the participants gathered to 26 different areas to remove trash from the...
Medical volunteers needed to serve in 2013
MR says: I've heard such incredible stories about these Navy ship service trips. Everything is paid for and you just get to serve all day. For the past four years the Church has worked with the U.S. Navy in a program designed to help strengthen relationships with other regions and to offer humanitarian...
Millions of records, images added to FamilySearch
Millions of new records and images have been added recently to FamilySearch.org for more than 20 countries, including Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Italy, Micronesia, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and the...
Elder Bednar Instructs Members in Caribbean Area
Visiting the Dominican Republic in mid-February, 2012, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles brought a message of love and instruction to priesthood leaders, members, and young single adults. “You are participating in history tonight,” Elder Bednar told young single...
Saints in Dominican Republic Hold First Church-Sponsored Family Conference
They say that family history is catching. If the increase of family history-related events around the globe is any indication, this is one bug that is spreading far and wide. For instance, on October 29, 2011, the San Gerónimo stake of the Dominican Republic held the first Church-sponsored...
BYU baseball team visits Dominican Republic
A day of service, two devotionals, two clinics and dodging a swarm of killer bees were all part of BYU baseball's trip to the Dominican Republic in November. Cheered on by crowds of locals and Church missionaries, the BYU team won all four games against Dominican club teams run by the New York...
New Puerto Rico family history center opens
The newest family history center has opened in Puerto Rico, and local television station WAPA-TV provided viewers with a tour of the new facility in a recent news story. The center is located in the law school of the Interamericana University and opens to the public on Saturday, 14 May. Genealogy...
Standing on Her Own Two Feet
At age 18, Reyes lost both of her legs when a car lost control and hit her as she stood in front of her house. Because the DR doesn’t have accessibility laws to help those with mobility impairments, it was difficult for her to get around in a wheelchair. Then she discovered Innovación...
Video: LDS Charities helps young boys in Dominican Republic
*To watch the video that goes along with this article, click here . “I’ve used the same clothes for a long time,” a young boy said. “I don’t remember the last time we had new clothes.” In the Dominican Republic, Pastor Joel Peña and his wife, Maria, work to create a home for...
LDS Charities: Helping a Dominican Republic Orphanage
MR says: LOVE this video.
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