Thanksgiving bounty and Joseph Smith celebrated in India

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First article just posting for warm fuzzies about Thanksgiving Day being better for so many.    How Christianity should work with those of different faiths working to help those in need as Christ taught us to do.
 

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/boston-thanksgiving-feeding-the-hungry-2022

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On Saturday, November 19, 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 3,000 frozen turkeys and 40 tons of nonperishable food in the Boston area. With the help of Catholic Charities Boston and the Azusa Christian Community, the food was delivered to those who need it most this Thanksgiving.

second article is a cool story, quite unexpected…

https://news-in.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/joseph-smith-india-world-peace-dome

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The placement of the Joseph Smith statue is itself a story rooted in friendship. Ashok Joshi, an award-winning scientist and philanthropist from India who lives in Salt Lake City, USA, is a friend of the Revered Professor Dr. Vishwanath Karad — the founder and president of World Peace University.

At Joshi’s invitation, Dr. Karad visited Salt Lake City in 2015 and delivered the keynote address at the Parliament of World Religions held in Utah’s capital. While in Utah, Dr. Karad became acquainted with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He met Elder Christofferson and Brigham Young University President Kevin J Worthen, who was also present at Tuesday’s event.

Dr. Karad said that in the Church of Jesus Christ he saw something “so similar, so matching with what Indian culture stands for. These were the people who showed me a glimpse of what India would like to convey and proceed and promote. … A very unique event is taking place today. What a good fortune, friends.”

The 55 statues at the World Peace Dome — which include the likenesses of Moses, Peter and Aristotle — represent those “who think always [of] the soul and the mind,” Dr. Karad said. “The absolute right path can be shown only through education. What type of education? It has to be a universal, value-based education system.”

President Worthen told the students that Dr. Karad’s holistic approach to education — engaging the body and the soul — is exactly the kind of education the Church of Jesus Christ engages in.

“I hope each of you will have an understanding of what Joseph Smith meant when he said, ‘In knowledge there is power’ — power to fulfill our divine destiny as children of God,” President Worthen said. “My wish on this occasion is that those who enter this dome and this university feel a measure of that power as they experience this sacred space.”

 

Edited November 25, 2022 by Calm