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About David Fierro

Media contact for the Tallahassee Florida area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

LDS church members adapt to services at home

TALLAHASSEE – Like many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Spencer and Sarah Youngberg and their three children had their family routine dramatically altered by the March 12 announcement that all church meetings were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Spencer is a doctoral student in marriage and family therapy at Florida State and Sarah is an ophthalmic technician at Eye Associates of Tallahassee. The Youngbergs are members of the Tallahassee Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is comprised of congregations in Tallahassee (7), Thomasville, Cairo, Quincy, [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:08:14-04:00May 23rd, 2020|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , , , |
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Latter-day Saints announce global COVID-19 relief efforts

Includes community projects in the Tallahassee area TALLAHASSEE – Local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are participating in a worldwide COVID-19 relief effort. Members of the church in the Tallahassee Stake, which is comprised of congregations in Tallahassee (7), Perry, Crawfordville, Madison, Quincy, Thomasville, and Cairo are part of a 57-nation effort. The church leadership recently sent a letter to its members. In the letter, church leaders said, “To date, we have approved over 110 COVID-19 relief projects in 57 countries. Most of these are done with trusted partners from [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:09:42-04:00April 24th, 2020|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , , |
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Worldwide General Conference this weekend

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will broadcast sessions Members of the Tallahassee Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will gather around their televisions and computers this weekend (April 4-5) to view sessions of the church’s 190th Worldwide General Conference. Tallahassee Stake is comprised of congregations in Tallahassee (7), Crawfordville, Perry, Quincy, Thomasville, Cairo, and Madison. The conference will be unlike any prior conference in the history of the Church. There are two main reasons for this. First, 2020 marks two centuries since Joseph Smith’s inaugural vision of God the [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:11:01-04:00March 31st, 2020|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , |
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Local family history consultant to attend international RootsTech event

Local family history consultant to attend international RootsTech event TALLAHASSEE – Courtney Newton, a Tallahassee resident and family history consultant for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be in Salt Lake City, Utah Feb. 26-29 for RootsTech 2020, one of the largest family history conferences in the world, drawing attendees from all 50 states and 40 different countries. Newton will be one of 26,000 attendees at the more than 300 breakout sessions. RootsTech demonstrates that the pursuit of family history isn’t just about dusty records and visits to cemeteries. It’s about photos, [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:14:13-04:00February 24th, 2020|Categories: Family History, News|Tags: , |
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Gospel learning a focus for young Latter-day Saints

For young Latter-day Saints, gospel learning is not just a Sunday thing TALLAHASSEE – High school and college-age members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Tallahassee area know a little bit about burning the candle at both ends. High school students participate in the church’s Early Morning Seminary program and college students take weeknight classes as part of the church’s Institute of Religion program to facilitate gospel learning. Church congregations in Tallahassee (seven), Thomasville, Cairo, Perry, Crawfordville, Quincy, and Madison participate in early morning seminary classes starting at 6 [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:16:11-04:00February 6th, 2020|Categories: Gospel Learning, News|Tags: , |
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Local members seek to ‘Light the World’

Local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints seek to ‘Light the World’ TALLAHASSEE – Local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will take part in the Church’s ‘Light the World’ campaign, which kicks off Dec. 1. Local congregations include seven in Tallahassee and units in Crawfordville, Madison, Perry, Quincy, Thomasville, Ga. and Cairo, Ga. Participants are encouraged to think of someone every day who they can help or invite, and serve as the Savior did, one by one. “Light the World presents marvelous opportunities to invite friends [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:16:52-04:00November 19th, 2019|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , |
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Sewing group knitting a patchwork of Christlike service

Service projects have included NICU quilts and breast cancer pillows TALLAHASSEE – On the second Tuesday of each month, women from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints gather for a sewing group session at their meetinghouse at 5455 Buck Lake Road. But this isn’t just any sewing club. The women are knitting a patchwork of Christlike service in the projects they undertake. Jeannie Campbell, one of the group’s organizers, said the group has been meeting for almost two years and they have already made a difference. “Our first project was Newborn Intensive Care [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:17:35-04:00November 4th, 2019|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , |
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Quincy branch to host family history classes

Twice a month classes are free to the public Quincy – The Quincy Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 816 S. Pat Thomas Parkway, will host free family history classes for the public starting Nov. 13. The classes are scheduled for the second and third Wednesdays of the month from 6-7 p.m. Charles Watson, director of the Tallahassee Family History Center, which supports the Quincy Branch, believes family history research connects the generations. “We believe families are the foundation of our society. Researching our families is a way to link one [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:18:16-04:00November 4th, 2019|Categories: Family History, News, News Release|Tags: , |
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The Austins: Seeking spiritual gold in California

Long-time Tallahassee residents on mission to San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO – After spending 34 years raising six children in Tallahassee and retiring as the executive director of the Florida Association of Post-Secondary Schools and Colleges, Curtis Austin and his wife Carol decided to go west to spend the next two years as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Austins were called to serve as senior missionaries in the church’s California Oakland/San Francisco Mission where they teach the gospel, teach English to Mandarin and Cantonese speakers, work one day a week [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:18:55-04:00October 18th, 2019|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: |
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Semiannual General Conference

Local members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to gather for General Conference Oct. 5-6 September 30, 2019 TALLAHASSEE – Local members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will participate in the church’s Semiannual General Conference on Oct. 5-6. The church’s worldwide leadership will deliver messages of inspiration and guidance in five sessions: A general women’s session for women and girls ages eight and older will be Saturday, October 5, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Sessions for everyone will be Saturday, October 5, and Sunday, October 6, at noon and [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:19:58-04:00September 30th, 2019|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , |
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