On September 7th, over 60 volunteers from the nearby Woodland Hills Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent a productive service day helping devotees at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah.
When Hare Krishnas first came to Utah Valley, they found common ground with the service-minded Latter-day Saints. Devotees Caru Das and Vaibhavi Devi Dasi discovered many shared values with them, including chastity before marriage and abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea. Since the temple was built over 20 years ago, partly with funds from the private LDS Foundation and pro bono work from the LDS Church’s well-wishers, the pioneering couple has welcomed hundreds of thousands of Sunday feast guests, festival-goers, school field trips, and curious commuters to the iconic temple, which can be seen for miles away.
The day of service was inspired by Chuch member Tammy Olsen, with work behind the scenes from Monica Ringger Bambrough. Tammy said, “In honor of the 9/11 National Day of Service, we wanted to serve in our community and get to know our neighbors better.” She continued, “We thought that it was a way for our members to learn more about the temple and be willing to serve in a way that they hadn’t done before.”
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/latter-day-saints-celebrate-national-day-of-service-at-the-krishna-temple-in-utah/
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