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LDS Church "Wrap the World's Children in Love"

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Contributed by: Jay Hotvedt on 9/30/2007

Moved by the plight of impoverished children worldwide, Camarillo and Oxnard members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stitched and tied hundreds of quilts this year to provide youngsters with comfort during the day and warmth at night.

The Camarillo Stake of the LDS church had set a goal for its members to make 500 crib- and twin-size quilts for worldwide distribution, but local leaders were astounded when more than 900 of the homemade coverings were turned in by the September deadline.

"The quilts just kept coming and coming," said Diane Bell, president of the stake Relief Society, the church's organization for women. Although the Relief Society sponsored the program, entitled "Wrap the World's Children in Love," anyone could participate. Many of the quilts were made at home by entire families, and some were donated by members of the community who heard about the project.

"This has been a wonderful experience for everyone who participated," Bell said. "Mothers and fathers have had the opportunity to teach their children service and compassion for other children who are less fortunate, the generation gap has been bridged as young teenage girls have worked side by side with adult women for a common good, and friendships have been strengthened among women as they united in this labor of love. Many individuals have expressed the joy they felt as they sacrificed both their time and resources."

The Camarillo Stake has sponsored several humanitarian projects in the past, such as school and newborn supply kits that focused on the needs of children. This project was chosen not only because of the warmth the quilts provide, but also because of the comfort a child can derive from having his or her own blanket, Bell said. Many of the colorful quilts were made from fabrics with children's themes.
Except for an anonymous gift that paid for the batting, church members donated all the quilt materials themselves. Some of the quilts will be given to local agencies for distribution, while others will be shipped to the church's Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be sent wherever needed in the world.

The church regularly distributes humanitarian supplies to areas that are suffering as the result of natural or manmade disasters.

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