iowamhhOct 6, 20201 minTackling DerechoOn August 10, 2020, an inland "hurricane" called a Derecho devastated parts of Iowa by flattening 14 million acres of crops, damaging...
Jill FisherNov 9, 20181 minHelping to Preserve Unique BarnMembers of the Iowa City stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered on a brisk Saturday morning to assist in the...
Susan SimsSep 3, 20182 minAre Mormons Christian?Are Mormons Christian? This is a question we are often asked, and our response is sometimes, "Christ's name is in the name of our Church."...
Molly CookAug 14, 20181 minInterfaith AppreciationI had the amazing opportunity to attend an Interfaith Leadership Camp at Drake University. This camp not only opened my eyes to other...
Lori Dawson and Gayle StrattonJun 13, 20182 minNo Such Thing as a Free Lunch?As the hour approaches noon, a line forms outside of the kitchen. People of all ages, races, and backgrounds gather to take part in a...
Susan SimsJun 2, 20181 minDay of Service in Fort Madison, IowaRain can bring many well-planned outdoor service projects to a screeching halt. But for the 150 or so volunteers from southern Iowa,...
AmesPAGroup16Apr 22, 20181 minMormon Missionaries from Central IowaThe first public discourse preached by female Mormon missionaries was in England in 1898. Historian Orson F. Whitney reported what...
iowamhhApr 7, 20181 minA Time To Sew, A Time To ServeWeekends are busy, even precious, and always too short. But for more than 100 women and teens in eastern Iowa, one recent Saturday...
Angela DaviesMar 25, 20181 min100 DressesMarch can be a wonderful time of year, especially for women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. March is when they...
Andrew GoatesOct 10, 20174 minHarvey and MeThe call went out from the American Red Cross to help manage shelters in and around Houston, TX, after Hurricane Harvey. I had a break...
iowamhhJul 18, 20172 minDes Moines Youth TrekMormon teens from the Des Moines metro area plus surrounding towns like Osceola, Lennox, Creston, Indianola, and Knoxville, met up in...
IowaMormonsJul 6, 20171 minThinning Carrots, Doing GoodFor the second year, young women from the Cedar Rapids stake enjoyed an afternoon of service at the Iowa Gardening For Good farm near...
iowamhhJun 26, 20172 minWalking in Muddy FootstepsWhen Mormon pioneers traveled across Iowa in various waves between 1846 and 1868, they encountered cold, heat, snow, rain, mud, and a...
David MooreJun 7, 20172 minCultivating CommunityBright and early on the warm and sunny morning of Saturday, June 3rd, approximately 200 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Lori DawsonJan 4, 20172 minHaitian Creole WorkshopOn a cold December night, a group of people gathered in a small classroom at the University of Iowa's College of Public Health to learn...
Hillary NielsenNov 6, 20161 minHaunted Hollow 5KIt was a beautiful day for the first annual Haunted Hollow 5k on Saturday, October 22nd. Seventy runners participated in this family...
iowamhhNov 3, 20161 minBuilding A FutureHabitat for Humanity provides hope to many who are striving to care for their families with limited means. Volunteers across the country...
iowamhhSep 28, 20161 minCedar Valley Flooding 2016As rivers rose to near-record levels in September and sandbag walls rose higher, many Iowa Mormons joined with friends and neighbors...
Brian WarbySep 27, 20162 minI Was A StrangerI began volunteering with EMBARC (Ethnic Minorities of Burma Resource and Advocacy Center) about a year ago. I was asked to mentor a Burmese
iowamhhSep 4, 20161 minDiscover Richardson's PointListed on the US National Park Service Historic Trail System, Richardson's Point is the site of an early encampment for the Mormon...