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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