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Boulder Colorado Youth digitize 22,963 genealogical records in the month of December.
In the month of December, a group of Mormon youth from Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, Broomfield and Erie participated in an indexing challenge. Indexing involves digitizing family history records for the use of genealogy. (Learn more about indexing here.) The challenge was to see how many family history records could be digitized during the month of…
Read MoreVolunteers wrap gifts for Operation Santa Claus at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Columbine Courier has highlighted a service project involving hundreds of volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Columbine congregations along with the United Alliance and Lockheed Martin in support of Operation Santa Claus. Operation Santa Claus is a nonprofit organization for which employees, their families and retirees volunteer to provide gifts…
Read MoreBoulder Teens Rake Leaves for Neighbors!
On a beautiful, crisp November Saturday morning just over 100 youth from the Boulder Colorado Stake gathered at an LDS Church in Broomfield at 9:00 am. They broke into ten groups and went out to assigned neighborhoods around the church. Wearing bright yellow vests identifying them as Mormon Helping Hands from the Church of Jesus…
Read MoreNew Christmas message from the church #ASaviorIsBorn
A Christmas message that includes a video in multiple languages and outdoor advertising in New York City’s Times Square was recently launched by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The campaign entitled “A Savior Is Born,” focuses on finding, knowing and following the teachings of Jesus Christ, and reminding us to celebrate the…
Read More“The Coloradoan” Features Growth of LDS Faith in Northern Colorado
With the advent of a new temple coming to Northern Colorado, “The Coloradoan“ – a local news publication – has recently released an article highlighting the growth of the LDS community in the area. Gary Foster, an LDS stake president in the Fort Collins area was interviewed along with other church leaders. President Foster was…
Read MoreStarving children fed for a year with the help of the Parker community
PARKER, Colo., – On November 7, hundreds of Parker volunteers gathered to pack meal packets for starving children around the world. The Parker United Methodist Church hosted its second annual MobilePack benefiting the Feed My Starving Children, a Christian nonprofit. Volunteers packed 132,624 meals that will feed a total of 363 children worldwide for an…
Read MoreMormons and Catholics work together to help the homeless.
National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is held each year the week before Thanksgiving on November 14-22. This is a time for us all to think about what we are thankful for, to share our compassion and help those experiencing homelessness. As we think about how we can help those who are in need of…
Read MoreFamily Search and Blair Caldwell library host event for the Freedmens Bureau.
On September 12, 2015 – The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, Black Genealogy Search Group, and FamilySearch, the largest genealogy organization in the world hosted an exclusive VIP event in Denver, CO announcing the digital release of 4 million Freedmen’s Bureau historical records and the launch of a nationwide volunteer indexing effort. About 100 people…
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