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Viewpoint: Hard Work and Self-Reliance Help Us Help Others
Posted: 25 February 2018As we learn the value of hard work and self-reliance, we can take care of ourselves and our families. We become better members of our communities and better disciples of Jesus Christ as we are willing to use our time and talents to the best of our ability. Full Story
Combined Youth in West Virginia Served Community during Christmas
Posted: 13 January 2018In keeping with the spirit of the First Presidency Christmas message and the Light the World Christmas initiative, combined youth from the Ashland Ward in the Huntington West Virginia Stake recently met to provide service for the local community. Full Story
Church Leaders Welcome President Trump to Welfare Square
Posted: 4 December 2017President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency; President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; and others discuss religious liberty and the Church’s welfare program with the U.S. president. Full Story
First Presidency Thanks Members for Unprecedented Humanitarian Outreach
Posted: 15 November 2017President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency and other Church leaders express their gratitude for members' generous help given following a series of recent unprecedented catastrophes. Full Story
Church’s Welfare Program Restores the Ancient Knowledge of Gardening to the Navajo Nation
Posted: 10 November 2017Through their participation in the Native American Garden Initiative, Evelyn and Melvin Mike of Window Rock, Arizona, have been able to produce a flourishing garden that has helped them become more self-reliant. Full Story
Visitors from Central and South America Feel God’s Love as They Tour Welfare Square in Salt Lake City
Posted: 2 November 2017While journalists from around the world gathered in Salt Lake City for the Inter American Press Association General Assembly conference, family members and friends of the journalists met at Welfare Square to learn about the Church’s welfare programs. Full Story
Church Opens New Deseret Industries Store in Riverton, Utah
Posted: 30 October 2017The Church’s 44th Deseret Industries store, located in Riverton, Utah, is ready for customers after its dedication by Church leaders on October 25. Full Story
Church Leaders Visit Fire Evacuees in Northern California
Posted: 24 October 2017Elder Carl B. Cook of the Seventy and Elder Paul H. Watkins, an Area Seventy, traveled to the Napa Valley Saturday, October 14, to visit with local Church leaders and residents affected by recent wildfires in the area. Full Story