Inspirational Stories about Caring for Those in Need

An Eyewitness to Tragedy

Tom and Gretna Palmer were in Indonesia serving as humanitarian service missionaries when the tsunami hit. Elder Palmer wrote about the experience and how the Lord opened doors as the Church responded to provide emergency relief to victims of the disaster.

The Hardest Thing We Had So Much Fun Doing

Elder and Sister Coombs, humanitarian service missionaries, helped a hospital administrator in Bangkok obtain diagnostic equipment for a children's cancer ward.

A Donation from the Jesus Church

Members helped tsunami victims in Indonesia by purchasing and distributing goods to areas that were 99 percent Muslim. As the cry "We have a donation from the Jesus Church" rang out, grateful recipients lined up to receive food, clothing, and survival items.

From Glamour to Grammar

After Israel Bilancieri immigrated to the United States, he dreamed of opening another make-up studio, but English came slowly to him. His bishop recommended Deseret Industries, where he had English instruction and taught others about grooming.

In the Wake of Katrina: Serving During Times of Distress

Talk to people who were there—those who witnessed the power of Hurricane Katrina—and you hear one word over and over: devastation. The images of this devastation motivated a nation to reach out and help. Tens of thousands of members of the Church also rose to the occasion and helped in a hundred different ways.

Cracked Wheat and Canned Peaches

Some things you never forget. For one man and his family, it’s the shriek of air raid sirens, the whistle of bombs descending from the air, the explosions, the fires, the rubble. Read how a family survives during World War II through the kindness of strangers that planted, harvested, canned, and shipped precious, life-sustaining food to strangers half a world away.

We May Never Know The Extent Of Our Work

As with every disaster, Church members are eager to lend a hand to victims of Hurricane Katrina. In an e-mail received at Church headquarters, Rob Kiser tells of his experience as he and other members of the Sharpsburg Ward in Newnan, Georgia rush to the aid of those suffering in Meridian, Mississippi.