I can still spend a good day at the Bishops Store House.
I'm glad for the opportunity to give to the Mission Fund and Fast Offering.
My wife's parents home burned and her father died in the fire.
The first person to see if they needed help as the Relief Society President.
The Native Tribe rebuild the house.
This good sister collected furnishing for them.
BTW They are not LDS and have no interest in the church, but they express their thanks for what help they got.
My sister in law is here house setting for her brother. She just said " How can people say such hateful things"
I’ve worked on Church Farms, Orchards, and Ranches in Texas, Utah, Montana, and Idaho.
Sadly, my disabilities severely limit what I can physically do now, but it was always a very fun and good experience.
I can still do quite a bit at the canneries and we have one of those here in the area too.
The Welfare program of the church is a good model. Members give freely of monies and time and service to help others. Those in need, who are capable of doing so, are given jobs so they can work for the food and help they get...and retain their dignity while so doing.
The nation could benefit from sonehow replicating the principles involved to improve the existing welfare programs which are designed to entrap people and make them dependent on the government and enbale pols to “buy” votes, where the Church program is desigtned to help them with both immediate and long term needs by finding avenues for them to work for what they get and develop themselves to the point where they can get jobs back in the work force if they are able.
While the widows and orphans, and sick and needy who cannot do those things are helped too.
Thanks for that post, Blue, really appreciate it.
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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS SECTION 132
51–57, Emma Smith is counseled (commanded) to be faithful and true; 58–66, Laws governing the plurality of wives are set forth.
51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to aprove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.
52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, areceive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.
53 For I am the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been afaithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.
55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an ahundredfold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of beternal lives in the eternal worlds.
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