Local Humanitarian Service
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsors humanitarian relief and development projects around the world that benefit those of all faiths. These projects include emergency relief assistance in times of disaster and programs that strengthen the self-reliance of individuals, families and communities.
Hundreds of full-time volunteers with skills and experience in education, agriculture, social work, business and medicine serve throughout the world as part of these humanitarian projects. These relief efforts include responses to the recent tsunamis, the earthquake in Haiti, the hurricanes in Louisiana and Texas and the famines in Ethiopia.
While projects are carried out all over the world, local Church units in the Brigham City area are also engaged in humanitarian efforts for the benefit of our communities. These efforts have included flood preparation efforts (pictured above) and many others.
Local leaders were contacted by Oneida County and asked to see if a group of Saints could put together 500-800 sand bags due to imminent flood danger in the area. With a call placed to each of the Bishops in the area, more than 100 young men and their leaders showed up to sand bag that very night!
When it was all said and done, the group had put together over 1000 sand bags in just over 1 hour; some of which were used within 24 hours of the event.
These types of projects are carried out all over the Northern Utah/Southern Idaho area each year. While communities benefit with each project, we all benefit from the efforts we make to join together with our neighbors in humanitarian service.
