Mormons work with other faiths at California food bank
Today, Mormons work hand-in-hand with other faiths at the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County to feed the hungry throughout an area of some 280,000 people.
But it has not always been that way.
In 1992, Kristina Manning approached the "Loaves & Fishes" organization and asked to be a volunteer. But Manning, a new LDS convert, was turned down.
Two members of her bishopric at the time in the Paso Robles 1st Ward of the San Luis Obispo California Stake paid a visit to Loaves & Fishes and tried to resolve the situation. After being told they were not welcome, Bishop Kent Dimond and first counselor Doug Major decided there was a need to improve the local perception of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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