Sabbath Service

When we got home from church on Sunday, we were greeted by the fire department and Herriman City, not because our house was on fire but because the neighborhood was flooding! The gutters were full of muddy water gushing down and into the street, and the townhouses behind us were in some serious trouble. The drainage pools were full and the snow just kept on melting, so the pools just kept filling or over flowing I should say. (Our house was fine, just some minor flooding in the backyard.)

I am always in awe when something terrible happens in the community. Not because of the actual event but because of the service that is rendered! The entire neighborhood was out! Some were filling sandbags, some were lending shovels, some were helping carry the bags to the necessary places. It was really neat to see everyone pull together.

Service is one of those things we know we should all do more of but often times we don't. It is kind of like exercising, the hardest part is just getting yourself on the treadmill or what have you, but when you are done you remember how good it feels! It was a great reminder for me of just how lucky we are to have such a great community, and also how true it is that "when ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God." The Lord does bless us and truly think that he provides us these opportunities so that we can find true happiness by serving Him!