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LDS Church News: Behind the box-- service from members makes Church humanitarian efforts possible

Published: Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 12:20 a.m. MDT
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The journey of a single peach through the hands of thousands of Latter-day Saint volunteers to the mouths of a hurricane-torn family is proof that through small and simple acts of service the Church can collectively accomplish something large.

The story started at a Church welfare farm in North Ogden, Utah, where local members cared for peach trees. In late summer of this year, volunteers picked a bumper crop of peaches.

Read the full story at MormonTimes.com

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