Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
This cute FHE idea was submitted by Jill B. It’s a good idea and would work for children of many different ages. She says, “I used this as a FHE with my children to encourage loving each other and a spirit of cooperation. “We discussed the ‘love one another’ scripture, talked about how the Savior loved even those who tried to trick him and persecute him, and then talked about…
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This handout was submitted by A. Mitchell. Thank you!!! The printable PDF features scripture quotes, a list of books on service, 10 simple service ideas, definitions of service-related terms, and a place to write in service resources in your community. Goes with YW Manual 3, Lesson 32. 8 1/2 x 11 inch black and white.
This handout was submitted by A. Wilkes! Thanks!!! The handout has a cute Mormonad on it, along with the scripture from Mosiah 2:17 on service. It’s available as a Microsoft Word (.doc) or PDF file. 4 full color handouts per page, 8 1/2 x 11.
This black and white image, Yw At Work, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris.
April G. created these cute bookmarks to accompany Man 3 Lesson 3. The quote from the manual reads: “The sure way to peace and happiness in this life and life hereafter is to serve the Lord today and every day” (Marion G. Romney, “Serve the Lord Today,” Ensign, June 1979, p. 3). 3 per page, color, 8.5 x 11 inches.
The Facilities maintenance headquarters for the stake was in this building. When I saw this sign promoting the blessings of church cleaning, I just had to share.
Happiness comes when we obey God’s commandments. Jesus Christ taught the first and the second commandments. He said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart.” Then He said, “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Matthew 22:37, 39). We can obey these commandments by serving others. That means we do something kind for them. When we serve others we can be happy. Jesus showed us how…
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President Thomas S. Monson repeats what the Savior said — that in order to find purpose in life, lose yourself in the service of others. “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,” he says. (http://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/serve-god-by…) No living person has stood before more general conference…
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Jesus Christ said, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” ( John 15:13 ). This doesn’t mean we have to die to show our love for our friends. We lay down our lives every time we put someone else’s needs before our own. (And the “friends” mentioned in the scripture above can be understood to be everyone we meet, since…
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Helping comes in CANS not in CAN’TS
May your cupboard be filled with CANS!!
God showed the man two doors. Inside the first one, in the middle of the room, was a large round table with a large pot of stew. It smelled delicious and made the man’s mouth water, but the people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.
The man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. God said, “You have seen Hell.”
Behind the second door, the room appeared exactly the same. There was the large round table with the large pot of wonderful stew that made the man’s mouth water. The people had the same long-handled spoons, but they were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The man said, “I don’t understand.”
God smiled. “It is simple,” He said, “Love only requires one skill. These people learned early to feed one another. Those who are hungry are greedy people, and they think only of themselves.
Ahhhhh I so Love this video (its at the end of the post), I have been feeling this all week long, month long really. I started a “30 days of service” on June 1st and I have loved every second of it. It has been alot of work and planning but…
For the past few months I have really been wanting to do service for 30 days, so I went in search to see how others have done it, I got this idea from;
We Talk of Christ We rejoice in Christ
So we have thrown this out there to our Young Women- hoping for everyone to do 30 acts each (1 each day for each of us) of service before we go to girls camp. I have encouraged our girls to record their service on a calendar, journal or notebook.
We have been having fun (or at least I have :) )
“We are the Lords hands here upon the earth, with a mandate to serve and lift his children. He is dependent upon each of us” – President Monson
One thing I loved about this project is that I have noticed a difference in myself- going out of your way to do service is not as easy as it seems. There are tons of things that I consider “service” but I really wanted to make sure “my” service was not what I normally do.
I found this great site where Brad Jameson is doing 30 days of service for 30 different charity’s wow was I impressed and inspired. Check out his experience- I did not know him prior nor do I know him now I just stumbled upon his blog.
Joycelyn @ we talk of Christ We rejoice in Christ put together a service chain you can upload from her site, she also did a service boot-camp that looked awesome. I have also put together a list that can be downloaded below
a List of Service Ideas- Download
This is my list of things I have done so far:
Day1- dropped a plant and Thank you note to our old Relief Society president.
Day2-I mowed the lawn so my husband would not have to :)
Day 3– I baked cookies and took them over to my neighbor who lives alone and visited with him
Day4-I gave my son some money- and called an old friend for her birthday
Day 5– I wrote out 5 thank you cards today for some people I should have thanked a long time ago
Day 6– I wrote more thank you cards (I was a slacker this day)
Day 7– I put together all the little shampoo and soaps that we have from John travelling I dropped them off at Dixie care and Share.
Day 8– the DI is hurting for jackets this coming year- so I went through all of our jackets and took some to them.
Day 9– Made another trip to donate things to DI & made my son 2 cakes (because i overcooked the first)
Day 10– I lined up prayers, put together a bio on a speaker we had coming for our stake fireside (I was not asked to do this till 10pm sat night because the person suppose to do it did not)
Day 11-I finished up our quilt that we tied back in December- I bound the edges
Day 12– I wrote thank you notes for my neighbors
Day 13– took Cameron a dog kennel and kids riding gear
Day 14– Took a little goodie bag to one of my girls and visited with her
Day 15– I visited with 2 of my yw for 3 hours- I had an opportunity to bear my testimony to them
Day 16– I went to the temple and did a session
Day 17– I wrote letters to 3 of my girls
Day 18– I got a bottle of Tide, taped $2 in quarters to it, put a bow and a note that basically said pass the kindness on and dropped it off at the laundry mat- I actually saw someone in there and asked if she needed it and gave it to her.
Day 19– I gave a ride to someone who needed to pick up their car – and dropped cupcakes off at my friends home.
Day 20– I tied a bow on one of my hardback books and gave it to a friend
Day 21-Today service was different- some of my girls came by to make cookies, I ended up cooking them dinner- and we sent cookies home for their moms.
Day 22– I took cookies over to someone I have served with- we had an awesome visit
Day 23– Today I felt impressed to tell a lady at the storage unit place that I loved seeing her scriptures at work-we had a wonderful chat
Day 24– Today I sent a Thank you note to a lady I use to work with a couple years ago, her husband serves in the military and he is away alot- he just got home on the 23rd- I know its been hard on her
Day 25– When going through our stuff my husband was going to throw some ties away- we put them aside for Taylor who is serving in Guatamala
Day 26– I took an old (only like 4 years) prom dress over to one of my girls, also gave a juice to a friend
Day 27-Took some food over to my neighbor
Day 28- I paid someone a compliment today- felt like I needed to let a lady in Trader Joes that she looks nice.
Day 29– I saw a little boy fall in a parking lot today- I stopped asked if he was ok and made sure he was ok.
Day 30– today we gave a working washer machine and dryer to a family who needed one
I think I might keep going :)
I have had some great experiences but one that stands out is that I wanted to drop off the shampoo and stuff to a women shelter, but they needed full bottles not the little ones, so I went to Dixie Care and Share and I don’t know why but when I saw all the people coming and going I got nervous and just decided to take it somewhere else. As I was driving down the road something told me to go back there that they needed the shampoo and stuff. So I turned around and walked my butt right in- so grateful for the spirit that can guide us if we listen.
I also realized how important it is to always be aware of people and situations around you so that you can be a tool in the Lords hands.
I would love to here some of the things you have been doing- We all every day do some sort of kindness towards someone else- Please share what you have done.
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