- 1936
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Church Security Plan Announced+ -
General Welfare Committee Formed+
- 1937
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First Bishop's Central Storehouse+
- 1938
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Welfare Square Property Purchased+ -
First Deseret Industries Thrift Store+
- 1939
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Welfare Square Construction Begins+
- 1940
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Welfare Square Grain Elevator Built+
- 1941
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First Welfare Square Milk-Processing Plant+
- 1946
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Church sends aid to European Saints post World War II+
- 1947
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Dutch Potatoes sent to German Saints+
- 1948
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Regional Employment Office Opens+
- 1960
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New Welfare Square Milk Processing Plant Completed+
- 1963
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New Welfare Square Cannery and Pasta Plant Begin Operation+
- 1973
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LDS Social Services created+
- 1976
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Employment Resource Services Established+ -
New Welfare Square Bishops' Storehouse Completed+
- 1978
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Emergency Response Committee Formed+ -
First International Employment Centers Established+ -
Relief Society Wheat Storage Transferred to Church Welfare Program+
- 1981
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Deseret Industries Thrift Store Built on Welfare Square+
- 1982
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan Visits Welfare Facilities+
- 1985
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Latter-day Saint Charities Organized+ -
Ethiopian Famine Prompts Two Church-wide Fasts+
- 1991
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Humanitarian Center Established+
- 1996
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First International Bishops' Storehouse Built+ -
Renovation of Welfare Square+
- 1997
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LDS Family Services Makes Record Number of Adoption Placements+
- 1999
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Major Employment Initiative Begins+
- 2001
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Major humanitarian initiatives established+ -
Employment Workshops Introduced+
- 2003
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Major humanitarian initiatives established+ -
The Provident Living website is launched, providentliving.org+
- 2009
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A new adoption website is launched, ItsAboutLove.org+
- 2010
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A new employment website is launched, LDSjobs.org.+ -
Major humanitarian initiatives established+
Read about It
Learn more about the Church’s welfare program and the lives it blessed in
these beautiful books by Glen L. Rudd.
Pure Religion:
The Story of Welfare Since 1930
An overview of the Church’s welfare program spanning from 1930 to 1995.
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Pure Religion Epilogue
The epilogue is now available and covers the Church’s welfare plan from 1995 to 2010.
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