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Show Earthquake victims helped The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made its initial contribution to the relief of earthquake earth-quake victims in Armenia. Elder Russell M. Nelson, a member of the Church's Council of the Twelve Apostles, presented a $100,000 check to Yuriy V. Dubinin, Dubi-nin, the Soviet Ambassador to the United States, to be used for the relief efforts. . The presentation was made in the Soviet Embassy in Washington, Washing-ton, D.C. on behalf of the leaders and members of the Church. Elder Nelson said the $100,000 was a beginning gesture. As needs unfold, consideration will be given to what further contributions would best serve those so deeply affected by this tragedy in three Armenian cities and 28 rural settlements, settle-ments, Elder Nelson said. The funds were allocated by the First Presidency of the Church from special contributions made by Church members worldwide to assist victims of drought and other causes in various parts of the world. Nearly 11 million dollars were raised in two special fast days, during dur-ing which members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States and Canada abstained from food and drink and made generous contributions. The special contributions have been used to finance humanitarian service ser-vice in Ethiopia, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Bolivia, Boli-via, and in behalf of Asian refugees in the United States. The Welfare Services Department Depart-ment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will continue to monitor the tragedy in Armenia. |