Over the summer we had the chance to visit the Church Welfare Square. It was such a wonderful experience. My testimony of people of the earth being in a large family was strengthened.
A few conferences ago, an apostle explained how the Welfare system of the church is here on the earth to be a blessing to Heavenly Father's children. During our visit we were able to see firsthand how it works.
There was a Japanese family touring with us, mom and dad and daughter and they asked the sister missionary if humanitarian kits were delivered to Japan after the most recent earthquake and tsunami. Our missionary assured them they were, only the instant potatoes were replaced with rice because the potatoes aren't eaten in Japan.
Heavenly Father loves his children so much He even cares about making sure you get rice instead of potatoes if it's important.
That was moving, but one of the most touching things I saw, was picture of children drinking a special drink created to help with the famine in Africa during the 90's. Scientists at BYU came up with a nutritious drink for starving people to be able to get used to nutrients again, and to eat solid food after nearly dying of starvation. What a wonderful gift that God was able to give His children through the folks at BYU. HE really does help us all.
Yesterday in testimony meeting, a sister in our ward got up and bore her testimony about the gospel and how we are all truly family. Our ward members were going on a big camping trip in Colorado and had a suburban pulling a flatbed trailer filled with camping gear.
The car broke down in Albuquerque. She and four of her children were stranded on the side of the Albuquerque freeway in the rain while her husband and oldest child went for help in the tow truck. Not one person stopped.
It started to rain, so she pitched a tent from her camping gear and got on the phone with information to reach the local church leaders. An hour later, a local bishopbric member had her trailer hooked up to a borrowed suburban and had the children safely in the car. These church members watched kids all afternoon while Peterson's went to find a car at a dealership owned by a local ward member. This family fed them and let the Peterson's stay the night at their house. They went from stranded to back on their way in 24 hours.
Her point is, we are all family in the gospel. Where does that kind of thing happen anymore? In Heavenly Father's church, as part of His family. I'm so thankful to be a part of this church and all the blessings that come from it and I am thankful that we are able to be a part of blessing all people in the world!
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