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Websites Tell of Service, FaithLatter-day Saints provide serviceand share their faith all over theworld. Reports about such activitiesappear on country newsroom websites,which are regularly summarizedon newsroom.​lds.​org, the Church’sofficial resource for news media, opinionleaders, and the public.In the Pacific area, Latter-day Saintssupplied water, food, chain saws,water filters, generators, and otheremergency supplies to help Tongansfollowing the devastation of Tropical136Cyclone Ian. In Samoa, LDS youthjoined in a two-day interdenominationalevent with spiritual encouragement,music, dance, and sports.In Brazil, Church memberswearing Mormon Helping Handsshirts assisted in cleanup efforts anddistribution of supplies after floodingdamaged local neighborhoods andbusinesses, leaving many homeless.Elsewhere, members assistedwith distribution when the Church’sHumanitarian Services donated 211In Guatemala, more than 500 LDS youth gather to help plant 1,944 trees.wheelchairs to individuals with specialneeds. The ongoing donation inBrazil now totals nearly 700 chairs.In Africa, national and globalorganizations joined forces with LDSCharities, the humanitarian arm ofthe Church, in Ghana’s first nationalcampaign to eliminate measles andrubella by immunizing children frominfancy up to age 14. In Nigeria andGhana, a Helping Hands day benefittedthousands of people in 100 communitiesas Latter-day Saints of allages pitched in to build bridges, planttrees, weed, paint structures, andclean and beautify neighborhoods.In Zimbabwe, more than 60 LDSyouth volunteered to donate blood.And in South Africa, Latter-day SaintNozibele Makanda, the mother of six,was elected mayor of Queenstown,a city of 200,000.In Central America, more than500 LDS youth in Guatemala workedwith the local government to plant1,944 trees. In Costa Rica, LDS meetinghousesbecame collection pointsfor milk, and 370 Church volunteershelped deliver it to supermarkets participatingin an activity to provide forthose in need.And in Canada, Latter-day Saintsworked with the Christian-JewishDialogue of Montreal (Quebec) toprepare video interviews prior togovernment hearings on values.Those interviewed spoke in supportof community commitment to respect,understanding, tolerance, and religiousfreedom, stressing that religion remainsimportant in the lives of many citizensof Quebec.For a list of international countrynewsroom websites in various languages,see mormonnewsroom.​org/​newsroom​-country​-sites. ◼