MormonTimes.com / Worldwide church http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/? News and information for and about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints en-us Copyright 2010, Deseret News Publishing Company Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:31:34 MST MormonTimes / Worldwide church SFidel@desnews.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 4,400 caps knitted for newborns in Guatemala http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13770 http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13770 More than 4,400 wool baby caps were knitted by Relief Society members in German-speaking Switzerland and neighboring German and Austria for newborns in Guatemala. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 0:17:55 MST Brazil missionary, convert rejoice together after 45 years http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13733 http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13733 When Curtis Broadbent was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1960s, he met a teenager named Aldo Francesconi. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:18:12 MST (Robert Walsh) Messages from Chile tell of experiences during 8.8 earthquake http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13618 http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13618 Even as Mormons in Chile take their maiden steps of recovery following a massive earthquake on Saturday, Feb. 27, many are recalling the horror of one of the strongest temblors in history. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 0:16:57 MST Mormon church responding to Chilean earthquake http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13606 http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13606 Leaders of the Mormon church in Chile are actively assisting in relief efforts and determining how the church can be of most assistance. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 0:30:06 MST (Scott Taylor) Tsunami threat leads to precautions for Asian/Pacific Mormons http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13594 http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13594 As a tsunami bore down on Asia Sunday, Priesthood leaders took action to protect missionaries and members. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:35:32 MST (Greg Hill) Hygiene training helps 123,000 in 150 villages http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13569 http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13569 While Bo is the second largest community in Sierra Leone, most people live in rural villages that don't even appear on a map. Here, people have no paved roads, electricity, or water systems. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 0:47:08 MST (Howard M. Collett) Mormons volunteer in Vancouver for good impression http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13461 http://www.mormontimes.com/around_church/worldwide_church/?id=13461 Against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and beautiful ocean vistas, a number of Mormons are playing their part in helping host the world during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 0:19:43 MST (Greg Hill)