-Download the app “Serve Refugees” for a fun way to get ideas, do small projects as a family for refugees in Utah, earn points, and win prizes. http://serverefugees.org/
-Read or listen to April 2016 Conference talks:
Refuge from the Storm by Elder Patrick Kearon, I Was a Stranger by Linda K Burton, and What Shall We Do? By Neill F Marriott at https://www.lds.org/general-conference?lang=eng&_r=1
-Watch Mormon Messages available on iwasastranger.org such as:
“I Was a Stranger: Love One Another” and “Refuge From the Storm”
-Discuss refugees in our own religious history such as Pioneers and Jesus Christ and ways that we can support people who are discriminated against in our time. Watch the video "When we were Strangers" about when Latter-Day Saints were forced to flee from Missouri, USA, in 1839, the citizens of Quincy Illinois, offered refuge, as reflected in the writings and experiences of Elizabeth Haven Barlow.
-Read Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s talk “Losing Everything Twice” about his experience as a refugee.
Or watch the video: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/dieter-uchtdorf-recounts-childhood-refugee-ordeal
-Learn about a country and culture of current refugees. Visit a restaurant from that culture, learn phrases in that language, find it on a map, learn about their religion and cultural practices, and listen to their music. Refugees come from countries such as Burma (Myanmar), Dem Rep. of Congo, Somalia, Iraq, Bhutan, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Nigeria, and Kenya.
-Learn about the process refugees go through to be resettled in the US. Check out the UN High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) information resources:
-Write to your senators and governors thanking them and telling them you support refugees being resettled in our community or write the President saying you support refugees being resettled in our country.
-Explore www.iwasastranger.lds.org Read stories of service, get ideas and information for your family, visit links to videos, read articles and messages from church leaders, and visit links to international organizations that the LDS church partners with.
-Check out ideas at mormonchannel.org:
https://www.mormonchannel.org/blog/post/40-ways-to-help-refugees-in-your-community-Collect specific donation needs as listed on:
Utah Refugee Center: http://serverefugees.org/give/
-Assemble Cleaning Kits, Tool Kits, First Aid Kits, or Undergarment Kits: http://serverefugees.org/give/ Drop off location in Provo: M-F from 9am-12pm, 210 W 200 N Suite 100, Provo
-Donate a new or gently used Baby Carrier via Carry the Future to send to refugees overseas. www.carrythefuture.org
-Put together a “Baby Box” to send to refugees oversea.
http://www.carrythefuture.org/donate/material-aid/
-Visit Sunnyvale Farmers Market Sat 12-4 (June through Oct), 4013S 700W Salt Lake City. https://www.facebook.com/SunnyvaleFarmersMarket?notif_t=page_new_likes
-Eat out at a restaurant run by refugees such as Laan Na Thai Restaurant at 336 West 300 South, SLC. Check out the Spice Kitchen Incubator and the great work that they do in helping refugees start food businesses. https://spicekitchenincubator.org/
-Adopt a Refugee family for Christmas through IRC’s Light One Candle Program. Sign up early as spots fill quickly. https://www.rescue.org/announcement/become-light-one-candle-sponsor
-Attend the World Refugee Day Celebration in SLC in June: food, music, dancing, sports competitions, cultural displays, bounce houses, activities, and more.
-Join one of the Refugee Action Network’s volunteer opportunities such as helping out at a fun run or charity concert. http://www.refugeeactionnetwork.org/
-Learn to knit or crochet and make blankets and baby hats for the Utah Refugee Center in Salt Lake or for Carry the Future to send abroad.
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