Church makes 200 food donations in New York to commemorate 200th anniversary of the Restoration in 2020 Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Two-hundred deliveries to food pantries and charities in the state of New York are being donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first appearance of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, in Palmyra, New York, to Joseph Smith , prophet and first president of the Church. “We’re doing a lot with the food pantries [and] feeding centers, where there’s a great need,” said Richard Long, welfare manager for the Church’s North America Northeast Area. Deliveries began in upstate New York in the Rochester area last week, along with deliveries...