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How Five Heroic Latter-day Saint Missionaries Saved Lives During the Tongan Tsunami

When the undersea volcano Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai erupted on January 15, 2022, it sent shockwaves throughout the Pacific. (While this happened in 2022, we felt it a wonderful story worth revisiting). The explosion generated a tsunami that devastated the Kingdom of Tonga, destroying homes, flooding villages, and covering the islands in thick volcanic ash. In the midst of chaos and destruction, five young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day… Read more

Unseen Heroes: How LDS Missionaries Braved the Pandemic Years

Braving the Unknown: Serving an LDS Mission During COVID 19 When a young man or woman accepts the call to serve a full time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, they step into the unknown with faith. But no generation in modern history was thrown into the unknown quite like the missionaries of the COVID 19 pandemic. As the world shut down, borders closed, and public gatherings… Read more