Many of the talks this weekend during the 184th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints centered on Charity (the pure love of Christ) and how it can literally become service to others.

In the spirit of that theme I thought I would share a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr on the subject of SERVICE.


" Everybody can be great.  Because anybody can serve.  You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.  You don't have to know Einstein's Theory of Relativity to serve.  You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve.  You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace....a soul generated by love."



We sometimes hear these things and we like them very much...but somehow we don't quite "get out the door" to make service happen.  There is a big, big need for love and service in our families, neighborhoods, communities...as a matter of fact the need is endless.  Why not make a decision now to do something every day, or once a week to make a difference in someone's life so that the pure love of Christ becomes a part of the lives of those in need, those who suffer, those who cry at night when they are alone and pray for someone to help them.  They are all around us. They are praying and hoping for a knock on the door....let's knock and serve.  Take your children with you and show them how the Gospel of Christ works in the everyday world...in the lives of people.  Jim MacArthur