service

I love hard work! I love when I am able to serve my brothers and sisters. Yesterday we had the privilege of helping a family cut a bunch of wood. It was an excellent opportunity to work hard and bring them some of God's service.

"And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God." Mosiah 2:17

“It is only when we love God and Christ with all of our hearts, souls, and minds that we are able to share this love with our neighbors,” says Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. And we demonstrate that love “through acts of kindness and service—the way that the Savior would love and serve all of us if He were among us today.”

I know that as we serve those around us our love for each other, Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father grow so much stronger. Thomas S. Monson said “Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish—and in effect save their lives,"

Serve someone around you today. Look for an opportunity to put someone above yourself and remember when you serve them you are serving God. On the reverse side.... accept service from someone around you. Allow them to "grow and flourish."

Go get lost in some hard work! The memories that will follow will be unforgettable! The love that will grow will be undeniable.





One of the many loads we helped cut.