About Us
Our Mission Statement:
Recognizing that the gathering of Israel is the most important work on earth and that nothing opens the heavens more than temple worship, Sweetwater Rescue is devoted to helping bring every worthy Saint “in from the plains” to receive the blessings of the temple.
Founded in 2024, Sweetwater Rescue partners with non-profit organizations to provide comprehensive support services to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who desire to make sacred temple covenants but who are limited by distance or means. Our services include logistics planning, group organization, donation collection, payment of travel costs (flights, buses, lodging, and food), volunteer applications, temple coordination, and sacred clothing distribution. We are dedicated to making an eternal difference in the lives of our brothers and sisters, and we invite you to join us.
Whether you are a local leader needing help or someone wanting to help those in need in meaningful ways, our platform and services are here to connect and assist.
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Our organization desires to see all God's children make temple covenants. We treat all donations as the sacred sacrifices they are and 100% of donations go directly to temple excursions.
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"My dear young brothers and sisters, these surely are the latter days, and the Lord is hastening His work to gather Israel. That gathering is the most important thing taking place on earth today. Nothing else compares in magnitude, nothing else compares in importance, nothing else compares in majesty...My dear extraordinary youth, you were sent to earth at this precise time--the most crucial time in the history of the world--to help gather Israel. There is nothing happening on this earth right now that is more important than that. There is nothing of greater consequence. Absolutely nothing.”
President Russel M. Nelson, 2018 Worldwide Devotional for Youth March 22, 2018
"My dear brothers and sisters, here is my promise. Nothing will help you more to hold fast to the iron rod than worshipping in the temple as regularly as your circumstances permit. Nothing will protect you more as you encounter the world’s mists of darkness. Nothing will bolster your testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement or help you understand God’s magnificent plan more. Nothing will soothe your spirit more during times of pain. Nothing will open the heavens more. Nothing!”
President Russel M. Nelson, General Conference, April 7, 2024
Regarding the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies stranded in the snow near the Sweetwater River in Wyoming:
“That is my religion; that is the dictation of the Holy Ghost that I possess. It is to save the people. This is the salvation I am now seeking for. To save our brethren that would be apt to perish, or suffer extremely, if we do not send them assistance...I will tell you all that your faith, religion, and profession of religion, will never save one soul of you in the Celestial Kingdom of our God, unless you carry out just such principles as I am now teaching you. Go and bring in those people now on the plains.”
Brigham Young, General Conference, October 5, 1856
Our Programs
Making a Difference
Sweetwater Rescue has assembled the core services needed by stake and district leaders to plan excursions from remote areas to the closest temples. We provide step-by-step instructions to help organize the resources in the area, we handle arrangements and payment of transportation, lodging, and food service providers, and we ensure that first-time temple attendees receive the sacred clothing they need.
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Our donors' sacred gifts go directly to covering the costs of travel and clothing. We maximize the value by working closely with local leaders to enlist members of the Church to help with housing, feeding, and even the transportation. We have found that the most meaningful experiences are had when those in the local stake and district get to participate in this amazing work.
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We also can help our donors participate directly in excursions at their expense.
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