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Sirens blared as police motorcycles and fire engines escorted seven containers full of fire, police, and sheriff department patches from all over the country to the LDS Humanitarian Center. The patches made the trek from Andy Noble’s home in Roseville, Michigan. Volunteers at the Humanitarian Center will assemble the patches into a quilt.

After Gary and Peggy Lambert made all of the arrangements to serve a humanitarian mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gary was diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson’s disease. Gary did not let his disease hinder him or his wife from serving their mission.

Elder Merrill J. Bateman, a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, taught Brigham Young University-Idaho students and employees about the Lord’s promise that “nothing shall be withheld” in a devotional address given Tuesday, May 22. 

Blendina Muca spent the early years of her life struggling with a medical condition known as strabismus, or crossed eyes. After many years of unsuccessful treatment in her native Albania, Muca found help from an American physician who visited her homeland on a humanitarian excursion.

They were wide-eyed 21-year-olds fresh off LDS missions to Ukraine when they asked family, businesses, and acquaintances for donations and flew right back to Ukraine to buy food, medicine, clothing, toys, and candy for needy orphans. That was seven years ago. And they’re still doing it.

Blendina Muca spent the early years of her life struggling with a medical condition known as strabismus, or crossed eyes. After many years of unsuccessful treatment in her native Albania, Muca found help from an American physician who visited her homeland on a humanitarian excursion.

Elder Merrill J. Bateman, a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, taught Brigham Young University-Idaho students and employees about the Lord’s promise that “nothing shall be withheld” in a devotional address given Tuesday, May 22. 

Elder M. Russell Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, hosted the Rev. Al Sharpton and his associates at a dinner Monday night, concluding Sharpton’s visit to Church headquarters.

The Mattoon Fire Department was one of many agencies and organizations out at the first-ever Disaster Preparedness Fair at a Church meetinghouse in Mattoon. Personnel from fire departments, hazardous materials teams, police departments, the Red Cross, Boy Scouts, state agencies, and many more came to volunteer their time to teach families how to prepare in case of a major disaster in the area.

The Helen Lemme Elementary School gymnasium was transformed into an 1840s pioneer exhibition Tuesday to teach students about life before the convenience of electricity and supermarkets. Judy Clark and her husband, Marvin, have led the “Nauvoo on the Road” group since January as part of their 18-month service mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Doug Foxford and Justin Jensen may look like a couple of rolling contradictions as they cruise the streets of Tahlequah on mountain bikes, wearing dress shoes, slacks, white shirts, and neck ties. But when you’re on a mission, projecting a cool image isn’t necessarily a high priority. Foxford and Jensen are two missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors and BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir made what is believed to be the first-ever joint appearance of performing groups from the two campuses during a special musical social in the Chinese Academy of Art Theater. BYU-Hawaii President Eric B. Shumway described the occasion as “a wonderful opportunity to communicate heart-to-heart with the Chinese people.”

When Beverly Nelson drove up to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center with two carloads of baby kits, nurses at the hospital were delighted. The baby kits were a part of Bundles of Joy, a project Nelson coordinated on behalf of local Relief Society sisters. On April 26, after months of collecting, 561 baby kits consisting of blankets, pacifiers, and clothing were donated to the medical center.