FROM PERSECUTION TO OUTREACH: THE EVOLUTION OF MORMON ATTITUDES TOWARD COMMUNITY SERVICE While Mormons were once persecuted and driven from their homes by unfriendly outsiders, they now often find themselves wealthy and established members of their communities. Church members are becoming more and more involved in humanitarian efforts, both in their own communities and throughout the world, both as private individuals and through official Church channels. This panel looks at how Mormon attitudes toward community service have changed and at new ways that Mormons are making positive changes in the lives of others.

Teri Cisneros, Scott Leckman, Richard Reese