Tomorrow is Fast Sunday (and our new starting time at 9 am) and it's a great opportunity fast and pray over our Stake's theme of Service.
"The Lord in His infinite wisdom has designed His Church to operate with a lay ministry. That means we have been charged to watch over one another and to serve one another. We are to love one another as our Father in Heaven and the Lord Jesus Christ love us." Elder Ballard
The Stake sent out today the following ideas of how we can provide service to someone today, and every day!
- Make a dessert for your neighbor and deliver it to their door.
- Write a note or letter to someone that is sick.Young Men take the sacrament to a shut-in.
- Be friendly to a new kid at school.
- Say "Hello" to everyone you see at church.
- Invite someone or a family over for dinner.
- Cut a neighbor's grass for free.
- Call someone on the phone that you didn't see at church.
- While shopping open the door for a stranger.
- Write a letter or draw a picture for your parents or grandparents.
- Adults when was the last time you wrote a letter to your parents?
- Clean up your room without being asked.
- Offer to babysit for free so a couple in your ward/branch can go on a date.
- As a YW or YM class go visit someone from your class or an older member in the ward/branch.
- As a family clean out your closets and donate the clothing to charity.
- Make a donation to the church Humanitarian Fund or PEF.
- For FHE write letters to a missionary or someone in the military.
- Ask your parents, what can I do to help you today?
- Do something nice for someone you work with to help him/her with their job.
- Introduce yourself to a new member of your ward or branch.
- Send an e-card to someone who may be having challenges.
- Volunteer to help with a community activity.
- As a class do a small project to help someone in need.
- For the YM/YW it might be cleaning up the yard or painting a room.
- For a primary class maybe just visiting and singing some primary songs for a older member of the ward or branch.
- Share a toy or game with your brother or sister.
- Be nice to each other.
- Have a Family Home Evening lesson on Service and then write down what your family and you can do to serve others.
- Drive someone to church, grocery shopping, to the doctor, etc.
- Go out with the missionaries on exchanges.
- Pray and ask Heavenly Father how you can serve someone.
- For the primary children make cookies or cupcakes for your non-members friends and deliver them to their houses.
- For the YM/YW make a generous fast offering.
- If you a skilled craftsman ask the bishop/branch president if there is someone that needs a small problem taken care of.
- Every Sunday make sure to put the Hymn Books back in the holder correctly, clean up any paper or food around you after each meeting.
- YM/YW clean the sacrament trays and/or the nursery toys.
- Make a donation to your ward or branch's missionary fund to support the missionaries serving from your ward/branch.
This list is just a start, ponder what you can do help someone today.
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