Tagged with "Natural Disaster"
Missionaries help clean up after Cyclone Evan
On Dec. 15, Latter-day Saint missionaries on the Samoan island of Upolu went to work helping families of all faiths there recover from the destruction left by Cyclone Evan. President Johnny Leota of the Samoa Apia Mission suspended a planned Christmas missionary conference in Apia and directed...
8 Church members remain missing in wake of Typhoon Bopha
MR says: Our prayers are with the people affected by this hurricane, including those members who remain missing. Typhoon Bopha, a category four hurricane, hit the southern Philippine island of Mindano on Tuesday, Dec. 4. There have been 540 confirmed deaths and reports of at least 400 missing people, with...
LDS missionaries in Samoa safe, temple damaged in Cyclone Evan's wake
MR says: So glad to hear the missionaries are safe. Thankfully the damage to the temple is only minor. All LDS missionaries are safe and accounted for in the wake of Cyclone Evan, one of the most powerful storms to hit Samoa and American Samoa in 20 years. News reports indicate the storm has caused...
Church continues to respond following Hurricane Sandy
MR says: Can you believe 21,428 members have volunteered so far? That's incredible! In late October, Superstorm Sandy struck the coastlines of New York and New Jersey, becoming one of the largest storms to ever hit the United States, impacting 24 states. The Church continues to respond to needs with...
Two congregations of different faiths forge friendship in the wake of devastation
MR says: The Community of Christ church reached out to the LDS ward that lost their meetinghouse in the Joplin tornado and a great friendship resulted. As government agencies, churches and other nonprofit organizations work to help residents recover from Hurricane Sandy, an interfaith bond forged in the...
Missionaries find $25K in safe in Sandy cleanup
MR says: I'm glad honest LDS missionaries found the money. A group of missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helping with post-Sandy storm cleanup on Staten Island were surprised to open a safe meant for the dump and find more than $25,000 in cash. The group had been serving in...
Full-time service in Sandy's wake coming to an end for Mormon Helping Hands
MR says: After a solid month of daily service to victims of Hurricane Sandy, LDS missionaries in NYC are finishing up their cleanup efforts. After a solid month of daily service to victims of Hurricane Sandy’s fury, missionaries in the New York New York City South and New York New York City North missions...
CNN features Mormons, others helping with Sandy cleanup
MR says: The part about the LDS Church is at the end of the article, but the whole thing is worth a read. Arriving by bus, train and plane, thousands of Mormons from across the country canceled their church plans one Sunday to help with Sandy relief. One of those volunteers, Joshua Brown, documented the day...
Superstorm Sandy: Church continues to respond
In late October, Superstorm Sandy struck the coastlines of New York and New Jersey, becoming one of the largest storms to ever hit the United States, impacting 24 states. The Church continues to respond to needs with volunteers assisting throughout the impacted area. During the Thanksgiving weekend...
Thousands of LDS volunteers help victims of Sandy over Thanksgiving
MR says: What a great way to spend the holiday weekend. Love the Helping Hands program. Latter-day Saint volunteers from dozens of congregations spent Thanksgiving weekend helping families in New York and New Jersey neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Sandy. More than 6,500 Mormons answered the call to serve...
Mormons uniquely ready to respond to disasters like Sandy
MR says: An area organizer for Helping Hands said he wouldn’t be surprised if the Mormon practice of preparing for life’s emergencies becomes a more widespread practice. Mormons are among the many faith-based organizations who've pitched in to assist in the post-Sandy relief effort. More than 5,000 are...
Church assisting following 7.4 earthquake in Guatemala
The Church is offering assistance in Guatemala after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rattled most of the Central American nation. No members or missionaries were killed or injured in the November 7 temblor that claimed the lives of more than 40 people. While the number of quake-related deaths was...
Helping Hands for Bangkok's Flood Victims
MR says: Seeing all of these great videos lately of Helping Hands at work around the world makes me smile. Here's yet another uplifting video.
Viewpoint: Process of preparedness
MR says: 91 percent of Americans live in places "at a moderate-to-high" risk of natural disaster, yet many polled explained their lack of emergency preparation saying they believed they were not at risk. As Superstorm Sandy targeted the United States' East Coast, an amateur radio operator reported winds were...
NYC newspaper features Mormon Helping Hands
MR says: “It boggles my mind that there are still good people left like that in the world." -NY Sandy victim. Mormons, better known in New York City for clean-cut young missionaries in pressed white shirts, are now doing God’s work by getting their hands dirty. Members of Mormon Helping Hands have won...
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