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Lori Garcia, Stake Communications Director (Hodge Park Ward)

Norma King, Media Director (Rush Creek Ward)

Rosemary Laufer, Stake Historian (Shoal Creek Valley Ward)

Kaely Holt, Reporter/Managing Editor (Liberty Ward)​

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01 – Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Liberty Missouri Stake  volunteered to serve at Johnny’s Cafe on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church in Liberty, Mo. Different churches in Liberty take turns hosting the free meal for the public. During First Presbyterian’s week, LDS members helped with the meal,  planing the meal, donating food and gift cards, shopping for food, setting up, serving, cleaning-up and providing lots of smiles. Photo by Lori Garcia

02 – The Seibold Family (Kellybrook Ward) greets the public as they enter the lunch. Thirty-five community members came and enjoyed a free meal and fellowship at Johnny’s Cafe in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church. Photo by Lori Garcia

03 – Kandee Meyer (Liberty Ward) teaches her two sons how to wrap silverware for Johnny’s Cafe. The family helped set up for the meal. Meyer joked that her high-school days of working at a restaurant were paying off. Photo by Lori Garcia

04 – Rick Brown (Liberty Ward) enjoys a meal at Johnny’s Cafe at First Presbyterian Church with Eun Dobbins. Both say they enjoy the fellowship and the food they find at Johnny’s Cafe. Photo by Norma King

05 – The Rev Nikki Cooley, Johnny’s Cafe manager at First Presbyterian, along with Liberty Stake volunteers and Liberty-area Ministerial Alliance friends Lori and Rudi Garcia. Photo by Rudi Garcia

“Self-reliance courses have allowed me to recognize the Lord’s hand in my everyday life!”

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