{"id":981,"date":"2025-09-20T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluffdalestakenews.com\/?p=981"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:47:36","slug":"my-hometown-day-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluffdalestakenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/20\/my-hometown-day-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"My Hometown Day of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the Bluffdale Utah Stake gathered in September 2025 for the \u201cMy Hometown Day of Service\u201d to serve members of the community as part of the call from the Savior to love God and to love our neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 100 volunteers from the Bluffdale Stake, Westcrest community, and West Valley City neighbors volunteered a combined 69 hours to help neighbors in need. 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