“Charity Never Faileth” stems from the first Relief Society meeting. The sisters were asked by the Prophet Joseph Smith to assist the brethren “in looking to the wants of the poor—searching after objects of charity, and in administering to their wants.”

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Service: Harlem Day!

Harlem Day, on August 16, is a street fair which celebrates Harlem's history. This is the 6th year our Stake has participated in Harlem Day by sharing genealogy, in particular the availability of African-American Records, with the Harlem Community. The event is a successful public outreach effort for our church, as well as an enriching service opportunity.
We need lots of help from members of our stake in various ways:

  1. We need volunteers to provide laptops for their shift (or duration, if possible) to help patrons search the records
  2. We need volunteers to sit at the laptops and teach patrons how to search genealogy records and help them start a pedigree chart
  3. Volunteers will also stand outside the booth to help draw attendees to our FREE services
If you'd like an opportunity to be a member missionary in a unique way and serve the Harlem community by helping them search for their ancestors, this is for you. We have a ton of fun each year, and our success is dependent on the many volunteers from the stake.

Our ward has been asked to provide 10-15 volunteers and 8-10 computers (PC's only) for Sunday, Aug. 16th, from 10:30am-12:45pm. To sign up, please contact Camas Hunter at camas.hunter@gmail.com

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