Volunteering Your Time

Dear Kids,

We are all moved into our new home. Time for another adventure. I just wanted to write about the 'Mormon Mob'.

Yesterday morning we got up early to get everything ready for moving. At 10am we had volunteers trickle in. It is amazing to see people come and volunteer their time on a Saturday morning, when there are a ton of other things they could be doing. Everyone worked so hard to get us all packed up and ready to go for the first load over here.

Then when we got to our new home (on Silk Tree Circle in Bloomington Hills) there were 6 more volunteers just waiting for us. The church is just amazing.

I remember thinking that on my mission, how amazed I was at the systems of the church that we take for granted so much. There are skills and abilities the church teaches us that we don't even realize we are being taught! Volunteering, working hard, reaching out, helping a neighbor, teaching your kids to do the same... so many things that are easy to take advantage of when it is so prevalent in our culture.

There were quite a few young men who came over to help, and immediately I thought of you boys, Gabe and Elijah, in the future helping other families in our same situation. The gift of volunteering your time on a Saturday morning for a family is immeasurable. We couldn't have done it without them.

Love you,

Your Mom