Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with others in the community in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, July 26, to combat loneliness.
They set up a mile of tables and chairs—snaking through the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver—and then filled the tables with food along with Longer Tables, an organization working to create environments “where all people—no matter their story, background or identity—are connected, seen and feel like they belong.”
People in the community were invited to come and share a meal with people they didn’t know in an effort to build new connections.
Tim Jones, founder and executive director of Longer Tables, said the table is the most natural place to start attacking the epidemic of isolation and loneliness.
“Because it’s so human, it’s home for everybody,” he said. “There’s something just absolutely sacred and beautiful about sharing a meal with others. And when we share a meal with people unlike ourselves, it has a power to connect us on a deeper level.”
Read the full story at the Church News.
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