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LDS Trumpeter from Atlanta to Philadelphia to Kenya

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Please see www.StanfordThompson.com to follow the career of a wonderful LDS Trumpeter. Stanford Thompson is an Eagle Scout from Decatur, Georgia who comes from a talented and faithful musical family. He was the featured soloist with the Atlanta Symphony at Ebenezer Baptist Church for the Black Arts Festival on July 24, 2005 (coincidentally on Mormon Pioneer Day). He continues to be a …

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Church Teams With Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 1 May 2009 A new partnership between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation promises an additional water source for the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center, which is located in the capital city of Kinshasa http://www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-teams-with-biamba-marie-mutombo-hospital

Church Helps Bring Water to African Community

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LUPUTA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — 17 April 2009 — Residents of the town of Luputa in Africa’s Democratic Republic of the Congo are celebrating the arrival of clean, fresh water to a region which has known only scarce water from shallow wells since the 1950’s.  See http://www.ldsmag.com/churchupdate/090421water.html

Mormons Among Volunteers Who Heeded President Obama’s Call for Service

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“It was really great to see so many people in the community showing up,” said Kristin Scott, 27, of University City. “Everyone is so willing to help each other.” She and Karen Meyer, 31, were among nearly 20 people with Mormon Helping Hands who decided to spend the day cleaning the street bearing the name …

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Merry-Go Rounds for Electricity in Ghana

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A startup humanitarian company develops and installs playground equipment in rural Ghanaian schools so the schools and villages can have some light.  BYU media just did a press release, here is the link: http://byunews.byu.edu/archive08-Jun-Ghana.aspx See also this June 2010 article http://www.mormontimes.com/article/15350/Mormon-teacher-provides-playgrounds-for-underprivileged

Bridging Generations — O’Fallon Illinois Stake helps youth link with successful elders

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Bridging Generations Area youth link with successful elders EAST ST. LOUIS….For East St. Louis high school youth, a bright future lies ahead, thanks to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Donald Peterson Foundation and other area faith based and civic organizations.  The all-day Black History Remembered 2008 event will begin at 9am …

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