Called To Serve!

Wow this week was good!! Happy father's day to all the dads out there hope y'all had a good day and that your kids and wives spoiled ya!! But about my week we did tons of service for members and nonmembers Friday we helped a family set up for a funeral cause their grandpa died. It was super sad but they really appreciated our help and Saturday they had a wedding after the burial, so we set that up Friday night after everything!! Saturday morning, we helped this old lady move. her husband also just died, and she was moving in with her daughter and son in law in New Hampshire she couldn't take all her stuff with her, so she said if you want anything just ask!! I got this cool old book of Mormon from 1952 its sweet!! Then after that we went and pulled plywood off a member's floor and put thicker plywood down so he could put in tile!! 

 

We did lots of serving this week!! Which reminded me of the story of Ammon in Alma 17 in the book of Mormon! Ammon goes to the land of Ishmael to teach to the lamanites! The first thing Ammon says to king Lamoni is he wants to be one of his servants the chapter then goes on about how he serves the king! Ammon creates a friendship with king Lamoni and ends up being able teaching him the gospel and about Christ!! As I've been serving a lot here in South Carolina Mosiah 2:16 and 17 have really stuck out to me! 

16 Behold, I say unto you that because I said unto you that I had spent my days in your service, I do not desire to boast, for I have only been in the service of God.

17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.

I know that as I serve the people here in south Carolina I am not only serving them i am also serving my heavenly father I also know that as we serve people it will help us grow closer to Christ! Look for someone to serve this week so you can strengthen your relationship with them and your heavenly father and grow closer to Christ!

I love all of y'all  

Elder Denning