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It would be wonderful for someone to do this for missionaries in all countries with a lot of poverty. What a lot of good would be done, for now, and the future! Why are There So Many Missionaries from Zimbabwe? By  Maurine Proctor  · November 18, 2021 When our daughter, Michaela was in the MTC in Johannesburg, South Africa, several years ago, we thought something was quite mysterious. Almost every other missionary with her was from Zimbabwe. Not only that, but they seemed to know each other well, like old high school friends who shared the same stories. That trend has continued with young men and women from Zimbabwe stepping up to serve missions in unusual numbers, and there’s no secret why. It is the same reason why suddenly women are making the long treks to see doctors while they are pregnant, which often saves their and their babies lives. The same reason that medical supplies are available to the sick in Zim and some of the starving have food. This is no small thing in a ...

      I just love this picture with a plastic mask on the baby's face! 19 countries you may not have known received Church donations recently by Emily Abel  | Jun. 29, 2020 A world in commotion creates a world of opportunities to serve. And Latter-day Saints everywhere are doing just that. The Church has more than 80 international Newsroom websites for various countries, and writers have been busy documenting how the Church and its members have responded to the COVID-19 crisis in their communities. A compilation of service projects from 19 different countries was recently published, and the wide array of service is enough to make anyone smile. See a few of our favorite stories from Church Newsroom below. Mongolia The Ministry of Health in Mongolia received a donation of sterilization kits, blankets, and baby cradles from the Church. Italy Youth in Italy gathered to assemble 300 food packages to give to families in ne...

I just love this article!  It is a feel good article!  This is one of the places our Humanitarian donations go!  I'd love to serve a mission like this if I were younger!     · May 24, 2020 Cover image: Children at Rashen School in Erbil, Iraq. LDSCHARITIES built new bathrooms, donated a computer, printer, and playground equipment. If you were asked to name one of the most notoriously unstable regions in the world, Syria would likely be the first country to come to mind. Images of bombed-out cities that resemble disaster films, as well as chilling pictures of refugee children washed up on the shores of Greece have circulated the globe ever since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011. The raging violence has resulted in an estimated 450,000 deaths. As problematic as the death count is the refugee crisis. Syria has become the face of the modern crisis, with 5 million refugees who have fled the country and 13.5 million people who ...

At the end of this is an article that Wayne wrote and sent to the local newspaper on January 12, 2016, just about 5 weeks before he passed away on February 21, 2016.  He was doing his bit for missionary work up to the last of his life.   This was blog # 576, on Jan. 12, 2016 .  I found this on Facebook, and it is well worth reading!   Great thoughts on why we DON'T QUIT the Mormon  Church! -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints --  Perhaps this beautiful new Temple in Provo, about to be dedicated, is making some people nervous.  It has been reconstructed in the shell of a Stake Center; the beautiful building which burned from the inside awhile ago. Dustin Lee Burnham  (posted by him I think) August 18, 2015  ·  Quitting the Mormon Church In a local newspaper in Provo (Utah), there had been an ongoing series of articles written by individuals who wanted to persuade, mem bers of the Church of...