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Did you see "Meet The Mormons"?   Bishnu Adhikari, who was featured in   Meet the Mormons , went back to his country of Nepal to help his people.  If you have even a small amount of money you could send to help these poor people, it would be great! Bishnu Adhikari: I Need Your Help Here in Nepal By Scot and Maurine Proctor  · May 19, 2016 Wondering how to help refugees? We have been. Here’s one big idea. For every dollar that Meridian readers donate to help in the cause described below, DoTERRA will match dollar for dollar. Click here to see what you can do. There are political refugees, driven from their homes by tyrants. Then there are other kinds of refugees, driven from their homes by physical disaster as walls topple in and roofs collapse. Neither can survive well unless someone steps into help as our leaders have noted in the most recent General Conference. Meridian Cares in partnership with doTERRA and CHOICE Humanitarian ar...

This tells of a doctor from Idaho who went to Nepal after he heard about the earthquake.  I'm sure they are still having many problems.  We all wish we could help more -- just be there and comfort people! LDS doctor serves in post-earthquake Nepal By Rachel Sterzer For the Deseret News Published: Tuesday, June 16 2015 10:35 a.m. MDT Dr. Kert Howard participates in handing out food to hungry villagers during his trip to earthquake-devastated Nepal. Dr. Kert Howard said he’s never done anything quite so spontaneous as his recent trip to the earthquake-ravaged country of Nepal. On Sunday, April 25, Dr. Howard — a podiatric surgeon and member of the Gibson Jack Ward, Pocatello Idaho Stake — opened his  USAToday  newspaper and read the headline “Nepal rocked by magnitude 7.8 earthquake.” Within 48 hours he was boarding a plane for Kathmandu. After reading about the devastation wreaked across the South Asian country, Dr. Howard imme...

I've wondered how the people in Nepal and surrounding areas are after their devastating earthquakes. I'm including the link where you can go to see many photos about the earthquakes in Nepal.  The article below is rather short, but the photos give more insight into how much those dear people have suffered. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629101/LDS-Church-leaders-missionary-couple-offer-support-in-Nepal.html http://www.mormonnewsroom.in/articles/pictures-tell-the-story-in-nepal Copy and paste the links above and go to the site above.  Click on the arrow to the right of the pictures, and you can go through a series of interesting photos. LDS Church leaders, missionary couple offer support in Nepal Recommended by Chelsea Potter For the Deseret News Published: Wednesday, May 20 2015  View 3 photos » Elder Valentine walking through Bhaktapur. India Mormon Newsroom Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S...

Dear friends all over the world -- I think you all will be interested in this article that is in Meridian Magazine today.  There are several places it says to click if you'd like to donate to their relief.  This is the link you can copy and paste into your computer, so you can help:  (or go to www.ldsmag.com) http://ldsmag.com/7-things-i-learned-from-an-earthquake-in-the-third-world-2/ 7 Things I Learned from an Earthquake in the Third World By Scot Facer Proctor  · May 8, 2015 Editor’s note: An enormous thank you to the hundreds of Meridian readers who have already stepped forward and contributed so generously to the earthquake relief efforts in Nepal. MERIDIAN CARES for Nepal is a joint partner with CHOICE Humanitarian in raising funds to send relief.  Click here to donate . My heart has been rent with sorrow in the past two weeks as I have contemplated the plight of our brothers and sisters in Nepal. We spent time with so many people...