Latter-day Saint missionaries helping with Hurricane Helene relief efforts

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PENSACOLA, Fla. — Some missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints moved after Hurricane Helene. Now they are working on cleanup efforts.

"Missionaries are very resilient," Geneva Sanchez-Morales said. "They're young, and they come prepared."

Sanchez-Morales is a stake relief society president in Pensacola, Florida. It is where evacuated missionaries are being cared for.

"We opened up two of our buildings, one for the sister missionaries and the other for the elders," she said. "They came with bedding; they came with clothes. So, we really just provided some shelter and some meals for them."

Sanchez-Morales said their community didn't take a direct hit from the storm. This weekend, six hundred to seven hundred members from their church stake and five other stakes will head to Tallahassee to help with Hurricane Helene cleanup efforts.

"That comes through just being organized and having wonderful leadership and direction," Sanchez-Morales said. "(And) working with state leaders and county officials and leader so we can go in and be helpful … truly helpful to those who are in need the most."

Sanchez-Morales said they'll be taking all their own food and water and camping gear so they won't be pulling on the resources of those they are helping.

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