Japan Mormons
Mormon church working to contact missionaries in quake-riddled Japan
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported Friday morning that with the exception of its Sendai mission, all missionaries were safe and accounted for. The challenge with the six-dozen Mormon missionaries serving in the Sendai mission is downed communications. Ref. Source 1
Church's Missionaries in Japan All Safe and Accounted For
Church leaders confirmed this morning that all missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in Japan are safe and accounted for. The Church had been working diligently to make contact with missionaries in Sendai despite difficulty with communication systems and traveling in and around the city. Ref. Source 8
Church Reemphasizes Concern for People of Japan, Moving Missionaries Out of Affected Areas
SALT LAKE CITY | 15 March 2011 | Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles told reporters in a news conference Tuesday that the Church has committed substantial financial aid to Japan and that Church missionaries will be moved out of affected areas Ref. Source 4
All Missionaries Now Moved To Safe Areas in Japan -- Church Continuing Relief Efforts
The Church reported Tuesday that all Church missionaries would be moved out of areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. All missionaries have now been moved to their new areas and are far from areas of concern. Ref. Source 1
Japan Missionaries Get Set Home Early
"Although the new release date is a few weeks earlier than anticipated and a surprise to all, they have fulfilled their full mission terms, and we are grateful for their selfless service and sacrifice," McIntyre wrote on the mission's website. The moves are part of the church's overall plan to keep its missionaries safe in the disaster's aftermath. Ref. Source 4
Church Humanitarian Aid, Japanese Church Members Helping People Suffering From Disaster
Mormon News
Salt Lake City | 2011-03-25 |
Humanitarian aid from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is getting to the Japanese people suffering from the effects of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake, powerful tsunami and lingering threats of radiation.
Source: LDS Newsroom RSS Feed Results for Latest News Some Missionaries to Return to Previously Evacuated Areas of Japan
Six weeks after a 9.0 earthquake and devastating tsunami hit Japan, some missionaries that were previously removed from the Japan Tokyo and Japan Sendai Missions will return to areas now considered safe within those missions. These missionaries will be transferred in the near future, with other missionaries likely returning as conditions continue to improve. Ref. Source 6
Church Expands Donations to Japan
Salt Lake City | 2011-11-16 | One day shy of eight months from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled to a remote area along the coast of Tohoku, Japan, and presented equipment and supplies to the devastated fishermen in that region. The donation is in addition to the support already given by the Church in Sendai and other villages this year.
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