Following Jesus Christ’s teaching to “love thy neighbor as thyself” (Matthew 22:39), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expended $1.58 billion in 196 countries and territories in efforts to care for those in need in 2025.
This included 3,514 humanitarian projects, 37,063,409 pounds of food donated through bishops’ storehouses, 569 emergency relief projects, and 7.4 million hours of volunteer work.
The Church’s Caring for Those in Need 2025 Summary was released Tuesday, March 10, on caringreport.churchofjesuschrist.org. This summary highlights humanitarian aid, volunteer service, and welfare and self-reliance efforts worldwide.
President Dallin H. Oaks and his counselors, President Henry B. Eyring and President D. Todd Christofferson, wrote that the Church seeks to follow Jesus Christ “by ministering to the sick, feeding the hungry, and comforting the afflicted.”
“Ours is a ministry of great joy to all of God’s children,” they wrote. “Every meal shared, every shelter built, every kindness offered becomes part of the Lord’s work. As we serve others, we are truly serving Him (see Matthew 25:40). In this way, each of us is answering His call to be a light to the world and to follow the Savior’s pattern of loving our neighbor.”
The First Presidency also testified that “Jesus Christ is at the center of this great work.”
Learn more about the Church’s volunteer efforts in the full Church News article.
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