Caring Report 2025—Church Member and Missionary Service

Youth and young adults of the Church engaged in service throughout 2025 and often took the lead on service projects. For example, in Bolivia more than 50 young adults gathered at the Tarija Urban Bio Park to sand and paint railings, signs, and fences; clean drains; and perform other maintenance tasks.

The Church also encouraged youth around the world to participate in Global Youth Service Day, from April 25 to April 27. Youth across Texas and Oklahoma worked together to build beds for Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit serving children without beds in the Oklahoma City metro area. In Arizona, a group of young women packed duffle bags for children in foster care. Each bag included clothing, pajamas, toys, books, hygiene items, and a blanket—providing comfort and a sense of belonging to children during times of transition.

In 2025, the Primary General Presidency of the Church invited all Primaries around the world to organize an annual service activity. In response, Primary children have served in their communities in a variety of ways, including preparing kits for children in need, cleaning up communities, and donating food.

• Thailand: A group of Primary children prepared more than 200 stationery kits for children at a nearby hospital. These kits included coloring books, activity books, and colored pencils.
• England: A group of children participated in a community cleanup, picking up litter along a canal walkway that many in the community use.
• Panama: Children took part in various service activities, such as donating clothing, cleaning, planting, recycling, and painting signs.
• Washington, United States: Primary children joined in a service project and made 160 pillows for hospice patients to help the patients stay comfortable while confined to their beds.

When disasters arise, Church members often donate their time and energy to help those impacted regardless of backgrounds or beliefs. In the Philippines, a typhoon affected millions of individuals and families, damaging homes and other infrastructure. Church members and missionaries in the area stepped in to help by assembling bags of relief items, distributing food, and opening Church meetinghouses as temporary shelter for those seeking refuge.

After a tornado destroyed many communities in St. Louis, Missouri, members in the area volunteered their time delivering meals and cleaning up houses and roads.

While many Church members serve within their local communities, some choose to dedicate themselves to caring for those in need through serving a mission.

Young adults of the Church are encouraged to serve proselytizing missions, where part of their ministry is devoted to serving in the community. For example, in Rome, Italy, proselytizing missionaries spend one day a week preparing and serving hot meals for the homeless at Parrocchia del Santissimo Redentore charity kitchen.

Young adults, seniors, and married couples also have the option to serve a service mission. In 2025, 13,789 full- and part-time service missionaries volunteered their time to:

• Organize and participate in humanitarian projects.
• Assist in emergency response initiatives.
• Work in welfare and self-reliance facilities and programs.

For example, service missionaries in the Philippines participated in a medical mission hosted by a congregation in Barangay Mintal, Davao City, in 2025. The event provided community members with free physical and mental health services.