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 [...]
COVID-19 Crisis—A Wake-Up Call for Religious Freedom
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Church makes food donation to Second Harvest
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates food to Second Harvest of the Big Bend.