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iowamhh

Oct 6, 2020
1 min

Tackling Derecho

On August 10, 2020, an inland "hurricane" called a Derecho devastated parts of Iowa by flattening 14 million acres of crops, damaging...

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Jill Fisher

Nov 9, 2018
1 min

Helping to Preserve Unique Barn

Members 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...

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Susan Sims

Sep 3, 2018
2 min

Are 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."...

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Molly Cook

Aug 14, 2018
1 min

Interfaith Appreciation

I had the amazing opportunity to attend an Interfaith Leadership Camp at Drake University. This camp not only opened my eyes to other...

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Lori Dawson and Gayle Stratton

Jun 13, 2018
2 min

No 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...

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Susan Sims

Jun 2, 2018
1 min

Day of Service in Fort Madison, Iowa

Rain can bring many well-planned outdoor service projects to a screeching halt. But for the 150 or so volunteers from southern Iowa,...

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AmesPAGroup16

Apr 22, 2018
1 min

Mormon Missionaries from Central Iowa

The first public discourse preached by female Mormon missionaries was in England in 1898. Historian Orson F. Whitney reported what...

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iowamhh

Apr 7, 2018
1 min

A Time To Sew, A Time To Serve

Weekends are busy, even precious, and always too short. But for more than 100 women and teens in eastern Iowa, one recent Saturday...

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Angela Davies

Mar 25, 2018
1 min

100 Dresses

March can be a wonderful time of year, especially for women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. March is when they...

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Andrew Goates

Oct 10, 2017
4 min

Harvey and Me

The call went out from the American Red Cross to help manage shelters in and around Houston, TX, after Hurricane Harvey. I had a break...

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iowamhh

Jul 18, 2017
2 min

Des Moines Youth Trek

Mormon teens from the Des Moines metro area plus surrounding towns like Osceola, Lennox, Creston, Indianola, and Knoxville, met up in...

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IowaMormons

Jul 6, 2017
1 min

Thinning Carrots, Doing Good

For the second year, young women from the Cedar Rapids stake enjoyed an afternoon of service at the Iowa Gardening For Good farm near...

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iowamhh

Jun 26, 2017
2 min

Walking in Muddy Footsteps

When Mormon pioneers traveled across Iowa in various waves between 1846 and 1868, they encountered cold, heat, snow, rain, mud, and a...

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David Moore

Jun 7, 2017
2 min

Cultivating Community

Bright and early on the warm and sunny morning of Saturday, June 3rd, approximately 200 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

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Lori Dawson

Jan 4, 2017
2 min

Haitian Creole Workshop

On 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...

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Hillary Nielsen

Nov 6, 2016
1 min

Haunted Hollow 5K

It was a beautiful day for the first annual Haunted Hollow 5k on Saturday, October 22nd. Seventy runners participated in this family...

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iowamhh

Nov 3, 2016
1 min

Building A Future

Habitat for Humanity provides hope to many who are striving to care for their families with limited means. Volunteers across the country...

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iowamhh

Sep 28, 2016
1 min

Cedar Valley Flooding 2016

As rivers rose to near-record levels in September and sandbag walls rose higher, many Iowa Mormons joined with friends and neighbors...

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Brian Warby

Sep 27, 2016
2 min

I Was A Stranger

I began volunteering with EMBARC (Ethnic Minorities of Burma Resource and Advocacy Center) about a year ago. I was asked to mentor a Burmese

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iowamhh

Sep 4, 2016
1 min

Discover Richardson's Point

Listed on the US National Park Service Historic Trail System, Richardson's Point is the site of an early encampment for the Mormon...

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