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I can say exactly the same ❤🙏😊

Yes they certainly can :) plus things like painting and decorating, helping people move home, etc

They are! When they don't have appointments to teach people about the gospel or other commitments, doing service projects for other people is often how they fill their time.

I remember stacking firewood, raking lawns, framing a house, and volunteering at a food bank as a missionary in Washington State. As much as I loved teaching the gospel, those service activities were also a lot of fun.

I was totally against "organized religion" until I met my wife and learned what God's version of organization was and joined the LDS church.

Don’t worry. There’s no baby in there.

Sometimes they can. It depends on the situation. You would need to go and talk to the bishop of the ward you are in, and see if they can. It can depend on things like if the members in your area pay enough tithing for the bishop to have the money to lend. Also, if the needy household is needy due to drug or alcohol use, or gambling, then the bishop generally won't pay for things like rent, though he may help with food or perhaps other household necessities. Usually, those tithing dollars are spent on members who have paid a tithe regularly and are going through a hardship and need a temporary aid, but you don't necessarily need to be a member to receive help. All of that said, however, each case is different, and the bishop will pray about each case and handle each case individually, and with God's guidance. Afterall, he is responsible for using the tithing funds well. Those tithing dollars are often the few dollars scraped together and paid by members whom may have very little themselves, but whom still wish to obey God's law of tithing, and therefore give of what little they have for others in need as well as for missionary service and temples and meeting houses being built. I personally have gone through some very lean times and yet made sure to pay tithing, as I know my blessings from tithing are great. I also had the blessing to be helped once by the bishop of my ward, by getting much needed groceries for my family. It was a very humbling experience, but one that surely blessed me and my family. Generally, the bishops strives to give a hand UP rather than a hand OUT, and can help with things like recommending you to people who might help with education, a job, or community resources. Again, every case is individually prayed about, and because members who pay into tithing often do so under their own extreme circumstances, the bishop is careful and prayerful about what he gives out and how he can help those in need within his area of responsibility. I hope this answer helps you out. 😊😊❤

Our church has assisted members with rent and bills countless times, and we help people take steps to better their situations so they aren't struggling and can support themselves and their families independently.

There are many ways people have interpreted the nature of God. There are also many scriptures in the old and new testament that confirm the beliefs and faith of members of Jesus Christ's church. I have felt God's love for me as I've served others and dedicated time in fasting and prayer to seek his will and form a relationship of trust and love with him. My experience begs me to ask you this question: Did God create such a narrow way for us to get back to him that it requires half of his words to be ignored by us?

@@BobDunlock my dear friend i could not understand your question, can you ask in a detailed way. God Almighty bless you. Actually I'm not native English speaker. English is not my mother tongue. 🤍

​@@GRSpiritsWHCT Of course, my friend. I'll do my best to ask the same question in a different way. Does God judge us by our hearts, or by how well we understand his being?