"there is no end to good we can do"

SO...today was our ward service project...(for the elders and high priest) and it just so happened to be in our neck of the woods. i wish i got a before picture. but you will get the gist! We have an ally behind our house. FULL of crap. branches, brush, and interesting things! and our neighbor had a HUGE dead tree they wanted to get ride of! so our wonderful Bishop had the idea to do a service project. Can i just tell you what service does for people? They had a blast being together, talking, laughing, working. I can testify that service is the Lord's work. It is what brings us closer to people and truly lets us love like the Savior loves. I am so grateful for these members that gave up their saturday to come help us. So blessed to be around such good people. I can tell you i love them more than i did before, and therefore my testimony has grown tremendously. SO thankful for a Heavenly Father that is watching out for us.

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i love this quote i found on my LDS gems. "There is no end to the good we can do, to the influence we can have with others. Let us not dwell on the critical or the negative. Let us pray for strength; let us pray for capacity and desire to assist others. Let us radiate the light of the gospel at all times and all places, that the Spirit of the Redeemer may radiate from us."

-Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Need for Greater Kindness," Ensign, May 2006, 61

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ANYway...enjoy the pictures! our grass is coming up!:) WOOOOOoooo. so excited about that...and last but not least...happy saturday!