Church members across the U.S. are using their creative talents to serve others in meaningful ways. In Nevada, volunteers crochet octopuses for premature babies to help reduce stress in NICUs. In Utah, community members made wigs and beanies for children undergoing cancer treatment. In Arizona, women turned fabric scraps into quilts for refugees. In Texas, older women sewed heart-shaped pillows to comfort children recovering from heart surgery. These projects show how simple skills like sewing and crocheting can bring comfort, inclusion, and real help to those in need. #ThechurchofjesuschristofLatter-daysaints #charity #love #service

What began as a TikTok “social experiment” involved a young woman in Kentucky calling churches to ask whether they would buy baby formula for her supposedly hungry infant. Only a few agreed immediately, and the video went viral as supposed evidence that Christians and other religious groups are hypocritical and unwilling to help those in need. But the stunt proved little. One pastor who readily offered help was appropriately praised, and while some replies sounded tone-deaf, there are valid reasons a church staffer might hesitate to act on an unsolicited phone request. Baby formula is shelf-stable, costly, often in short supply, and has long been targeted in black-market resales and fraud schemes involving SNAP benefits. More broadly, decades of research show that Christians and other religious Americans are consistently more generous than their nonreligious counterparts. Though not immune to hypocrisy, religious communities continue to lead in charitable giving. As Arthur Brooks concludes in Who Really Cares, extensive evidence shows religious people give far more to charity, with no measurable area in which secular Americans surpass them in generosity. #TikTok #SocialExperiment #Churches

On January 26, the Church honors Saints Timothy and Titus, early bishops and trusted companions of St. Paul who helped lead and strengthen the first Christian communities. It also commemorates St. José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, the Argentine “Gaucho priest,” remembered for serving the poor and sick with heroic charity. #SaintsTimothyAndTitus #StPaulCompanions #CatholicSaints #StBrochero #January26