Project: Mothers for Service
As mothers we are serving every minute of the day. By teaching our children and helping them develop good character we serve by turning out good citizens in society. In church we each have several duties: our individual callings, visiting teaching and more. In a visiting teaching message from the August 1993 Ensign it is explained that while these services we perform as wives and mothers consume most of our time it “prepares us for effective public activity.” Our service does not end there.
I submit that young mothers form a group that will encourage and enable service in the community. Once a week there will be a mother, or several depending on the number of participants, to watch the children of the other participants so they may go out in the community and serve. Each mother will have the opportunity to serve in the community and serve by providing care for children. There will be an alternating schedule.
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs040/1102418494945/archive/1103426089825.html
The website above provides many service opportunities available in our community. Of course life will happen and some weeks our time will be limited. There are small services that can be done such as donating blood. If you make an appointment with the Red Cross there is no waiting. Or, depending on the number of participants, we could find a service project that requires the help of the whole group of women. We can also contact the compassionate service leader of our ward to learn how we may be of help to members of the ward in need.
It is my thought that in doing this our children may learn of the life of the Savior through our service and that others may feel of the spirit of the Lord and be introduced to the gospel through our service. Let’s spread the love of the Lord outside our church family to our communities.
If you would like to participate in this group effort to be a servant of the Lord while serving in the community please contact me at
or
540-570-6926.
i think that's really cool-it's a really neat idea. i'll have to see if i can incorporate that over here.
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