An Example of Compassion
Heidi, the woman spotlighted in the following video, is a friend of mine. Just last night I was thinking about her superb example to me of compassion. Heidi has a son with a congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart. Despite that hardship she spends most of her day helping others. She is full of offers to watch others’ children or make unexpected visits to the sick or lonely. Her current calling in her congregation is as the compassionate service leader on the Relief Society...
Read MoreAn Afternoon at the Temple
~by Cheryl Grateful for the reprieve, I drive carefully; no radio. The thermostat in the van reads 48 degrees outside. Warm! I wonder if it will snow before Christmas. I feel the temple before I see it, dozens of people coming and going. Because of the timing of day, I find a parking space easily. I slip out of the car, leaving my cell phone behind. I walk up the sidewalk and notice, with grateful alarm, the large life-size statues of the Nativity. I make a mental note to stop on the way...
Read MoreHow LDS Humanitarian Services Works
Some may wonder how LDS Humanitarian Services works. The recent tragic situation in Colombia could be used as an illustration. As reported by the LDS Newsroom, personnel involved in the LDS Church Welfare program in Colombia met with political leaders to determine needs. The Church is helping provide food and water, and is working with local organizations, such as Acción Social, the Red Cross, and the Catholic organization El Minuto de Dios to distribute clothing. The Church will also be...
Read More"What Shall We Give?" — Mormon Messages Video
Enjoy music from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra on Temple Square, with clips from a talk on keeping focused on the true meaning of Christmas by President Thomas S....
Read MoreLDS Disabilities Resources: "Bring Them Hither"
In the Book of Mormon, it is recorded that Jesus Christ said “Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither….. for I have compassion on them” (3 Nephi 17:7). On the Disability Resources page at LDS.org I learned that 17 % of children are affected by a developmental disability, 22% of adults report some type of physical disability, and 46% of adults will suffer from...
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