This home page offers all persons the opportunity to learn
about the work of the Earth Stewardship Team. We invite you to join the
Earth Stewardship Network of nearly 200 people who have an interest in
environmental and development issues. We encourage you to express your
suggestions and comments regarding how the committee may network and share
resources with others.
The Earth Stewardship Committee was formed in response to the 1990 World
Conference Action (WCR 1224) that called for a standing committee "to
consider issues of environment and development and to give guidance to the
church." It represents nearly 250,000 members in 41 nations a standing
committee of the World Conference, an international legislative assembly of
elected delegates which meets every two years. Members of the Earth
Stewardship Team are appointed for two-year terms by the First
Presidency of the Church.
Mission Statement
The Earth Stewardship Team, as a standing committee
of the church, holds as its primary concern the identification and promotion
of human accountability and responsible behavior toward the earth and its
resources in individual, church and community life.
Goal
The committee recognizes the need to foster greater
sensitivity toward God’s earth through a deeper understanding of human
interrelatedness to, and dependence on, the earth. The committee will
promote changes that result in a sustainable environment. The committee will
help the church become more aware of the issues related to the environmental
crises facing our world, and will recommend environmentally sound policies
and procedures.
Doctrine and Covenants
150:7
"The land is being desecrated by the thoughtless waste of vital resources.
You must obey my commandments and be in the forefront of those who
would mediate this needless destruction while there is yet day."
For further information
about the Earth Stewardship Team, contact:
Earth Stewardship Team
c/o The First Presidency OR
email us!
1001 W. Walnut
Independence, MO 64050-3562
USA