President Dallin H. Oaks and his counselors in the First Presidency recently toured the new Humanitarian Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, joyfully observing how the new center will help the global church and its members in striving to fulfill the Savior’s “divine commandment” to love God and their neighbor.
The Church’s new Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City “will serve an important role in preparing and distributing emergency supplies to meet global needs,” President Oaks wrote in a social media post published Sunday.
“I express appreciation for members of the Church and for all who minister in quiet and consistent ways. I testify of Jesus Christ, whose light and Spirit guide the children of God in caring for the poor and the distressed throughout the world.”
President Oaks and his counselors, President Henry B. Eyring and President D. Todd Christofferson, toured the center on Friday, May 22, per a church press release published Sunday. The tour came two weeks after they toured the Salt Lake Temple, which is moving closer to its six-month public open house next year.
The new Humanitarian Center—located in Salt Lake City at 1999 W. 1700 South—will provide job training, language courses, and employment counseling for people working to overcome barriers to employment, per the Church’s release. The new center will also be where the Church prepares and distributes humanitarian supplies for those in need around the world.
Visit the Deseret News to read more about the new Humanitarian Center’s dedication and public open house.
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