Day of Service Challenge

A month ago, I posted on Facebook something about the Day of Service challenge. I also emailed some of my friends and family, some who are not on Facebook and/or members of the LDS church. I started off with the post I put on Facebook and included a portion of my aunt email.

Susan Jackson I read in the Salt Lake Trib that President Eyring challenged LDS members to perform a day of serice in honor of 75th anniversary of Welfare service. So I am curious as to what people are planning for thier day of service.

Elizabeth Crocker Eves After listening to his talk yesterday, I was thinking about what we could do as a family...I haven't come up with anything yet that will work for the boys. BUT, our ward Relief Society is going to dedicate our monthly meeting to service -- we'll provide three service/humanitarian opportunities in one evening activity. I'm really looking forward to it, as we're not a very service-oriented ward!

John Edwin Jackson Will be interesting, this day of service. Is good that you are already considering what you might do.

Susan Jackson And John, I am already considering what you can do on Saturday. Actually, I have had this one planned for months. Thanks for taking me to the dentist all these times.

John Edwin Jackson Cool. Will be good to go over there.

Aunt Gladys wrote (4/3/11) Everyday of Maevonne's life is a service project for someone to her capabilities. Maevonne remarked once that she wished she could be like her mother and I thought that I couldn't think of anyone of the children who was more like Mama than Maevonne.

On April 16th, the day of the Salt Lake Marathon, Jay and I helped with spring cleaning at the condo. Even though it wasn't a full day, but most of our morning waking hours, I decided it counted. When we were returning tools to the storage unit, Marianne, a board member told us that the work we and others did, saved the condo association thousands of dollars. She told that the company who does the landscaping charges by the hour. By volunteering our time, we were looking out for the welfare of the condo and the homeowners, because it kept the HOA fees more manageable for the year.