[photopress:helping_hands_2_0711.jpg,thumb,pp_style] By Mark Severts
Red, yellow and green were the main colors used by volunteers from the Lakes, Nevada Stake to serve community members in Las Vegas and senior citizens in a mobile home park located near East Stewart Avenue and Pecos Road.

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[photopress:fleece_blankets_0311.jpg,thumb,pp_style] By Trina Boice
True Christ-like service is about becoming as much as it is about doing. There is much good we can do in the world and the Lord graciously invites us to join Him in blessing other people’s lives. In fact,
President Spencer W. Kimball once said “The Lord does hear and answer our prayers, but it is usually through another person that He meets our needs.”

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[photopress:family_patio_picnic_910.jpg,thumb,pp_style] By Nettie H. Francis
I’m the second oldest of eleven children. My growing up years were spent taking care of my younger siblings. Changing diapers, feeding babies and entertaining toddlers were all natural activities for me, and I could do many of them almost as well as a mother! It was a pleasant childhood.
Serving in a big family was entertaining, enjoyable and fulfilling.

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By Alison Palmer
Scripture:Mosiah 2:17
Song:“Once within a Lowly Stable,” Children’s Songbook, 41

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[photopress:Christmas_secret_1208.jpg,thumb,pp_style]By Sherrie Mackelprang
Christmas is like magic. The unexpected can brighten and beautify a heart.

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