SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah-Per a report released Monday, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participated in an effort to provide live sheep to the Navajo Nation.
Representatives of the Salt Lake City-based faith received assistance in this endeavor from the Utah Governor’s Office and leaders from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and the Utah Farm Bureau in Monument Valley and Navajo Mountain.
This project included the delivery of 250 live sheep to residents of Halchita, Navajo Mountain and Olijato-Monument Valley, along with 10,000 pounds of flour processed by Utah wheat farmers in San Juan County.
The group also met with Navajo tribal members in Monument Valley, Utah to receive an update for COVID-19.
This project is part of the Farmers Feeding Utah program. Monday’s donations represented the second delivery of live sheep to the Navajo chapters in Utah. May 25, 250 live sheep were delivered to Navajo families in need from Aneth, Red Mesa and Todahadekanii.
Additionally, tribal members in Utah received deliveries of thousands of pounds of frozen lamb meat and flour May 22 and May 28.
Project partners include the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, The Hunger Solutions Institute and Create Better Health program of Utah State University, The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, the Utah Division of Emergency Management, the Utah Wool Growers Association and the Utah Wool Marketing Association.
