Ariarates Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Some years ago I read a very moving story that happened in the aftermath of WW2. You can find it here:http://lds.org/ensign/1978/07/war-and-peace-and-dutch-potatoes?lang=engWhat a great example of charity and forgiveness! It never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Do you know of similar examples in the history of the church that you would like to share at the beginning of this holiday season?
KevinG Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 For the first time in my life I'm receiving checks from the Bishop as opposed to only writing them.It is humbling but it makes me want to be the guy writing the checks again even more.I am grateful to the ward for making it possible to survive while looking for my next job.
Calm Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Beautiful story, thank you for the link.I did get a chuckle out of the Bureau of Potatoes Directory. Sounds like one of those made up government offices for a comedy sketch. I wonder if the States has a similar dept.
Doctor Steuss Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 The James family managed through the first years, when even the necessities of life were not available. Jane commented later: “Oh how I suffered of cold and hunger and keenest of all was to hear my little ones crying for bread, and I had none to give them.” She shared what little she did have with her neighbors. Jane’s friend, Eliza Partridge Lyman, whose husband had just left for a mission to California, wrote:“April 13th [1849] … May the Lord bless and prosper them and return them in safety. He left us without anything from which to make bread, it not being in his power to get it. … Jane James, the colored woman, let me have two pounds of flour, it being half of what she had.”http://lds.org/ensign/1979/08/jane-manning-james-black-saint-1847-pioneer?lang=eng
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