摩爾門援助之手聚集耶穌基督後期聖徒教會的成員和他們的鄰舍來提供社區服務。這群志願者穿起他們用作標誌的黃色襯衣,去幫助那些生活被自然災害以及其他緊急事故影響的人。摩爾門援助之手的志願者亦與政府和非牟利組織合作,來支持和改善那些受助人所居住的社區。
援助之手計劃反映出摩爾門教徒藉著服務他人來跟隨耶穌基督的榜樣之渴望。這計劃從教會的人道服務中獲得資源,而所有服務項目都由當地的教會領袖負責協調。
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摩爾門援助之手計畫自1998年成立以來,已獲得數以十萬計的志願者奉獻出數百萬個小時來服務他們的社區。此項計劃在南美洲開始,但現已延伸至世界上幾乎每一個角落。
尼日利亞的志願者查爾斯‧阿迪巴約總結了眾多摩爾門援助之手計畫參與者的感想,他說:「當我們為自己以外的人設想時,我們找到了真正的快樂。這是真正的喜樂。」
以下是過往有關摩爾門援助之手計畫的一些新聞稿:
El Salvador: Helping Hands Clean River Banks (Spanish) (4/27/2014)
Germany: Helping Hands Clean (German) (4/8/2014)
Washington State-USA: Latter-day Saints Help After March Mudslide Covers Part of Town (3/22/2014)
Pacific: Dozens of Projects Draw Helping Hands (2/25/2014)
Volunteers Building Homes for Typhoon Haiyan Victims (2/21/2014)
Brazil: Latter-day Saints Clean Up After Heavy Rains (Portuguese) (1/9/2014)
Costa Rica: Latter-day Saints Organize a Recycling Campaign (Spanish) (1/4/2014)
Latter-day Saints in the Philippines Help Clean Up and Rebuild After 7.2 Earthquake (11/1/2013)
Latter-day Saints Donating 400,000 Trees to Haiti (5/3/2013)
Latter-day Saints Respond to Typhoon Pablo With Relief Supplies, Service (1/16/2013)
Latter-day Saints Continue Aid for Neighbors of Sandy Disaster Into New Year (12/27/2012)
Thousands of Latter-day Saint Volunteers Turn Out to Help Victims of Sandy Over Thanksgiving Weekend (11/27/12)
Latter-day Saint Volunteers Give More Than 140,000 Hours of Service to Hurricane Sandy Victims (11/14/12)
(VIDEO) Filmmaker Shows Why Latter-day Saints Help Hurricane Sandy Victims (11/13/12)
New Round of Helping Hands Sandy Cleanup Projects Scheduled (11/7/12)
Helping Hands Cleanup After Sandy (11/4/12)
Church Issues Statement on Sandy: Local Latter-day Saints Stand Ready to Assist in Aftermath (10/30/12)
Northwest Area Day of Service Yields Dozens of Service Projects (10/4/12)
East Coast Helping Hands Work to Stop Hunger (10/3/12)
Helping Hands Busy in Africa (9/14/12)
Helping Hands Assist in Maryland Park Cleanup (Photo Essay) (5/23/2012)
Latter-day Saints in Brazil Participate in Volunteer Fair (1/22/2012)
Helping Hands Pitch in to Aid Neighbors in Tornado-Ravaged Southern U.S. (5/6/2011)
Thousands of Mormon Volunteers Lend a Hand in California and Hawaii (5/3/2011)
Day of Service in South Florida (4/13/2011)
Step Out Across Multiple States to Clean Up Their Communities (9/21/2010)
“Helping Hands” Program — A Decade of Service (10/27/2008)
"Helping Hands" Clean Up After Hurricane Ike (9/19/2008)
What Moves Latter-day Saints During Emergencies (8/11/2008)
Latter-day Saints Aid Flood Victims in Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin (6/17/2008)
New Zealanders Spruce Up Neighborhoods (3/12/2008)
Brazilian Senate Honors Church and Its Members (11/30/2007)
One Hundred Thousand Africans Find Joy in Continent-Wide "Helping Hands" Project (11/9/2007)
Countrywide Helping Hands Project Benefits Schools in Brazil (10/9/2007)
Florida Youth Service Project Example of Latter-day Saint Core Values (7/18/2007)
Latter-day Saints Work With Communities to Prepare for Hurricanes (7/5/2007)
60,000 Latter-day Saints Volunteers Help 300 Brazilian Hospitals (5/9/2007)
Latter-day Saints to Mobilize Another 4,000 Volunteers in Chainsaw Brigade's Second Wave (9/16/2005)
Joining Hands as Neighbors and Now Friend (9/13/2005)