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For whom do you die today? Giving your life in small portions

Time is the only currency you can never earn back. Every time you give someone your attention, bring a pot of soup, or stay when the rest leave, you literally give away a piece of your life. Easter poses the question we prefer to avoid: for whom do you die today?

Service does not need a job description

Sometimes the deepest lesson is hidden in a very ordinary situation. This article is about two people who solved a technical problem — and about what that says about who we can be at our best moments.

Never truly alone again: how faith fills the void of loneliness

Faith in Christ offers a powerful foundation against loneliness through the combination of a personal relationship with Him and the tangible support of a community that truly cares for one another through ministry. Moreover, by serving others in small, simple gestures, you transform your own isolation into valuable connection and renewed self-worth.

How not to waste your talents?

Regularly I get the question if everything works out in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: no paid clergy, so everyone can just do or say something during the talks? Today I have once again seen how someone can say something fantastic in all simplicity, so that there is a valuable lesson in it for those who listen carefully. Today I have a totally new...

Service can be simple

Today the Antwerp stake organized an activity for young men and young women around service. I was asked to give an instructional lesson about service. Because the audience consisted of young people between 12 and 18, I wanted to show them that service doesn't have to be a far-fetched idea. Service is much more achievable if you realize that service can be in simple things...

We painted for 2 hours

Today, we joined hands with our brethren for some service. In our community, there is a sister who is no longer so mobile. In her garden, there was a wall that urgently needed a lick of paint. All in all, about 70m². But with united forces, it was even enjoyable. While joking and sometimes splashing each other, the job was done in two hours...

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