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Volunteer service is the backbone of the humanitarian, welfare and self-reliance work that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints engages in worldwide. The Church’s 80,000 missionaries are among these dedicated volunteers.
These missionaries serve in the Church’s 450 missions worldwide, where they play a key role in community service efforts, disaster cleanup, and projects related to the faith’s welfare and self-reliance operations.
The power of this collective effort has been on display in recent months. In May 2025, in Pasadena, California, the Church hosted a six-day wildfire disaster recovery hub at its Pasadena Stake Center. This collaboration with the American Red Cross, Emergency Network Los Angeles (ENLA), and ENLA’s network of providers supported approximately 2,500 households affected by the 2025 Southern California wildfires.
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