Here are 5 phrases to use instead of “let me know how I can help.”
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One fast Sunday morning, I watched the organist come to the chapel with a hymnal in one hand, and a toddler screaming “I HATE CHURCH!” in the other.
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“I hope to help others truly see each individual as God sees them. For when we see others as He does, we can’t help but love them.”
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“We can’t even get to all the people who want to share their story,” says Ashly Stone, host of the Come Back Podcast.
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Help show your ministering sisters they're loved with a heartwarming gift.
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“Feeling overwhelmed by life, I went to the temple seeking peace. Heavenly Father reminded me of four comforting truths.”
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Looking for ideas to make Christmas Day even more meaningful? Here are some fun ways to help your family focus on giving.
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These Christ-centered gifts will help your ministering sisters feel loved this Christmas.
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These messages are the perfect way to brighten someone’s day this fall.
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This principle from 3 Nephi (and some help from my stopwatch) reveals an empowering truth.
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Kobin's summer was off to a boring start as he recovered from brain surgery. But music, and the help of a generous neighbor, turned it all around.
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Astonishment can open hearts to the testifying power of the Holy Ghost. Here are a few ways we can help others feel a sense of awe about the gospel.
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Alma's son Corianton pursued a harlot and had significant concerns about the gospel. What can we learn from what Alma chose to say to him?
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Here are a few guidelines, example questions, and topics you can consider as you hold Relief Society councils at the beginning of your Sunday meetings.
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President Nelson has counseled that we should “learn to listen, then listen to learn.” Here are three ways we can truly listen to our loved ones.
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Sharon Eubank, director of humanitarian services for the Church, shared on the Magnify podcast that the best thing we can do to serve others well is to learn to ask questions that don’t have predetermined answers.
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“I try really hard not to feel guilty about the replenishing that I have to do.“
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According to the Church handbook, at the very beginning of Relief Society meetings, sisters may counsel together about subjects that mean the most to them.
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Alma chapter 8 is a well of wisdom for ministering to loved ones struggling with their faith. Jared Halverson highlights 7 principles from the chapter.
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Church is a wonderful place to nurture friendships. Here are some ideas when you’re stuck on how to get started.
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One woman’s incredibly welcoming experience in a new ward—4 tips to help your visitors feel the same
After one woman forgot to pack a dress on vacation and wore hiking pants instead, she left church wanting to cheer aloud because of how she was welcomed.
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On the sometimes awkward but important quest for friends, I ask myself this question before church each week.
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Whether you call it a “walkabout,” a “snack and stroll,” a “munch and mingle,” or a “walk and talk,” here’s why it has become my very favorite summer activity.
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Some of the things that almost stopped me from ministering have turned into the greatest blessings.
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A recent episode of the “Magnify” podcast inspired me with some easy ways to show up with more love in everyday circumstances.
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There’s a subtle but profound difference between seeking to heal others and trying to fix them.
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“In one way or another, divorce touches most families in the church,” said President Oaks, and isn’t that the hard truth?
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We don’t need to be the best cook to offer to feed another, a medical professional to offer healing aid, or flush with cash to ease another’s burdens.
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How do I partner with the Lord in supporting and loving my LGBTQ child? A mother answers this and other poignant questions from a faith-filled perspective.
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Reviewing the bigger trials in my life, I realized that while our personal trials are often for our learning, they can also benefit those around us.
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We always feel good when we can serve someone. But sometimes all it takes is a few extra minutes to make that service a little more meaningful.
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I asked questions I’ve long held but didn't know who to ask about. I hope these answers will help your ministering efforts and fill you with hope.
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No matter who you minister to, we’ve come up with dozens of great gift ideas that will fit every budget and personality!
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Feeling awkward or lonely? There is a beautiful correlation between the gospel of Jesus Christ and finding connection with others.
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In a world where it’s becoming increasingly easy to avoid interaction, many of us may struggle with feelings of loneliness and isolation, or we may even feel inadequate when tasked with building a new friendship.
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It is the Lord who first enters this story. But He isn’t the one who finishes it.
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When we know how to help, even the smallest signs of support and love can make a big impact in our wards and branches.
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Looking for a simple and inexpensive way to let your ministering friends and families know you’re thinking of them? Check out some of these great gift ideas.
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How can we lighten the burden of our brothers and sisters who deal with celiac disease or food allergies?
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The feeling of receiving a carefully prepared soup or dessert dropped off by Kate felt like true devotion. It felt like true love. It felt like God.
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Take a look and see if any of these names or terms surprise you.
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Many members attend wards that aren’t in their native language or culture. But there are ways we can help know they belong.
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Here are five stories that show some of the sweetest insights into President M. Russell Ballard’s life, testimony, and ministry.
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After my grandpa's death, I received a wilted bouquet of daffodils held together by a brown rubber band, but in my eyes, it was a personal delivery from God.
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Watch: Elder Bednar and his doctor share parallels between red blood cells and the Savior’s ministry
Elder David A. Bednar shared how all things—even the tiniest cells in the human body—are a reflection of the Savior Jesus Christ and His ministry.
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The Unforgettable Lesson a 16-Year-Old Learned After Spending the Day Weeding with President Ballard
Just as the sun was coming up on a brisk, spring morning in 1963, I headed to the stake center to meet my priests' quorum adviser. It was Saturday and, oh, how I longed to be almost anywhere but digging weeds at the church. I was pretty much a normal 16-year-old kid, totally into myself and involved with countless activities.
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"It's traumatic," ward member Rich Hutchings said about the shooting at an LDS church on Sunday. "I feel so bad for the Miller family. Bert's been 100 percent active all his life and a good servant, and he's never done anything wrong in his life. It's just shocking today could turn into something like this."
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One of my friends recently asked me in bewilderment, “Where did my visiting teachers go?” From the time her husband passed away, they had been so caring and attentive, but since the announcement of the new ministering program at the general conference in April 2018, she hasn’t seen hide nor hair of them.
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I wonder if, when Paul penned the immortal words, “charity never faileth” (1 Corinthians 13:8) he had any idea it would be the mantra and motto for millions and millions of women nearly 2,000 years later. Probably not. Yet is it. It’s the theme of Relief Society. It is the greatest commandment. Mormon taught that charity, “is the pure love of Christ” (Moroni 7:47). That sounds beautiful, doesn’t it? But he also said that without it, we are nothing (See Moroni 7:46).
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What a powerful testament of how even small acts of kindness can bolster those who most need to feel the love of the Lord in their lives: "On one particularly difficult Sunday, I was feeling invisible and unimportant. I felt that I didn’t belong in a ward with so many “normal” families. So as soon as I led my children to their Primary classes, I found myself walking toward the exit. I didn’t know where I would go; I just wanted to disappear. But before I could slip away, a kind brother in my ward put his arm around me. . . ."
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The phrases “teaching in the Savior's way” and “ministering in the Savior's way” have always confused me. I understand the programs, and how they represent the way Jesus wants us to teach and minister, but I have frequently asked myself, how did Jesus do it Himself? What was His way of teaching and ministering during His mortal ministry? His teaching seemed mostly by way of parables and rebukes to the Pharisees. His ministering seemed mostly by miracles, healings, and casting out devils. The example of what Jesus actually did wasn’t helping me see what it was I was supposed to do.
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