One of the things I love about human beings is the inherent quality we each seem to have to serve. Just this last week I watched as my 1 year old niece rushed to comfort her 8 month old cousin who was crying. She hurried as fast as her little legs could carry her and gave him one of the most comforting things to her, her binki :) I believe that everyone, no matter their age, continues to have a deep desire to serve those around them. As we get older though the demands for our time grow and grow and we may feel that we struggle to find the time to serve others around us. Yes, it is important to do those big service projects that come up from time to time, but I believe that it is the small, seemingly insignificant, things we do that can make the largest impact in the world.
The following video illustrates this beautifully using dominoes and a from a quote from President Spencer W. Kimball.
So often, our acts of service consist of simple encouragement or of giving mundane help with mundane tasks, but what glorious consequences can flow from mundane acts and from small but deliberate deeds! ~President Spencer W. Kimball
Within our ward there are countless little things that our sisters and brothers are struggling with and could use a little bit of help. We all know that when we are having a tough day sometimes a little smile, even if we hardly know the person, can turn things around for us. As a compassionate service committee we have come up with a couple of ways for us to first, know what would best help our sisters in times of trial and second, to organize our relief effort.
If you haven’t done so yet we would love for you to complete a simple form about your food likes and dislikes so that if circumstances arise for you where you suddenly need help we can better provide the tailored aid you need http://goo.gl/forms/O3UKPSmCK7 .
The second part of this effort is to provide the aid to our sisters around us. We all know and have seen the truth of the statement “many hands make light work” This is especially true for service. When someone is in need of a meal it doesn’t take much for us to provide one meal. If I’m needing to cook every night, then it can become a little overwhelming. We have created a google doc that will help us coordinate our service effort: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V0iLDL6lXqnOYElm8sTnyJEQTNO57UqazJW1fvZKNw8/edit?usp=sharing
On this you will notice several tabs at the bottom that will direct you to sign ups for different kinds of service. From meals that need to be delivered, to rides that are needed, to larger service projects that will come up from time to time there is something for everyone to do to serve.
Thank you sisters for everything you do on a daily basis to make the world around you a better place. We love and admire you for the lives you are leading.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do to better serve you.
Tanya Gale, Compassionate Service Committee
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