Missionary service takes a historical turn
Volunteering at the Grady County History Museum CAIRO – Sisters Jessica Allen and Brooklyn Gentry, missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, probably know more about the history of Grady County than the average life-long resident. The missionaries volunteer at the Grady County History Museum in Cairo several times a week and lend [...]
Breast cancer pillows sewn by women’s organization
TALLAHASSEE -- Though the pandemic has disrupted many volunteer activities, it has not slowed one project to provide relief for breast cancer patients at Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center. Members of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are sewing pillows for the patients. Jeanie Campbell – a member of the Relief Society [...]
Local missionaries rerouted due to pandemic
Missionaries were reassigned from across the globe Some of the missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in the northwest Florida and south Georgia area had a major detour before arriving in the South. The Church has 67,000 missionaries serving worldwide. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, many of those missionaries were sent [...]
Tallahassee Missionary Couple adapts to pandemic conditions
Tallahassee missionary couple adapts to gospel service under pandemic conditions SAN FRANCISCO – Tallahassee residents Curtis and Carol Austin left their home last year to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, arriving in the Bay Area to support members and leaders of the church. They soon received an assignment: teaching [...]
Missionaries help keep Ronald McDonald House sparkling
TALLAHASSEE – As full-time missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), Elders Ethan Eliason and Preston Swensen are spending two years away from home to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ – as well as serve the people of Florida and Georgia. Missionaries at the RMHC sign That call to service is [...]
Crochet project for NICU babies turns into interfaith experience
TALLAHASSEE – Calee Toomey is a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ and Vonnie Allen is a member of the Thomasville Road Baptist Church. A project to make crochet blankets for premature babies in Tallahassee Memorial’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) brought the two together and forged a new friendship. Sister Toomey Toomey, from [...]