SALT LAKE CITY — Presiding Bishop H. David Burton was honored today as the 2006 Compassionate Leader of the Year by the United Way of Salt Lake.
The award is designed to acknowledge outstanding efforts of individuals who have committed significant time, along with personal or corporate resources, to fulfilling United Way of Salt Lake’s mission.
The United Way of Salt Lake recognized Bishop Burton as “a champion whose service to the community is without equal and whose tireless efforts to improve the lives of individuals and families are unsurpassed.”
Bishop Burton said that the award reflected the efforts of many seen and unseen people — those Church employees and members who attended the luncheon, as well as Church employees and members around the world. He specifically recognized the Relief Society and the many thousands of women it represents who make compassionate service a way of life.
The Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints has participated in a number of United Way of Salt Lake programs, including the United Way’s Cornerstone Partner program — a program that underwrites all of the United Way’s costs of doing business so that 100 percent of the personal contributions received may go back to the community.
The United Way of Salt Lake also acknowledged the humanitarian efforts the Church has undertaken, not only in the Salt Lake community, but around the world.