Yesterday we went door to door giving away seekandgive.com local discount cards in logan, UT and asking for donations to help raise money for charities and seekandgive.com so we can actually one day pay for advertising. At one of the doors the adult said they didn't have anything to donate but a little girl said she did, so she went and grabbed a dollar and I said thank you for your help and left and then another girl came running out with a dollar of her own. The giving of those two little girls is what seekandgive.com is all about.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
She gave it all
Mark 12:41-44
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And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Forget Yourself and Serve
"I believe in the obligation and blessing of service. I speak of that service which is given without expectation of monetary reward. Most of the troubles of the world come because of human greed. What a therapeutic and wonderful thing it is for a man or woman to set aside all consideration of personal gain and reach out with strength and energy and purpose to help the unfortunate, to improve the community, to clean up the environment and beautify our surroundings. How much greater would be the suffering of the homeless and the hungry in our own communities without the service of hundreds of volunteers who give of their time and substance to assist them.
Forget Yourself
I remember visiting a friend in southern India. This man worked as an accountant in a cement plant. His salary was meager. His house was small; it would fit into the front room of many homes. But his heart was large and overflowing. Out of a great love for others that came from his understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ, he built a school with his own hands on a piece of ground he bought from his savings. It was a simple, rough building; but studying there were some 400 poor children, each being brought out of the darkness of illiteracy into the light of learning. What this act of love has meant and will mean in their lives is beyond calculation.
Through this one man's efforts, there were established five small branches of the Church in the rural villages of southern India. The members constructed three or four little buildings, neat and clean. Over the door of each was a sign, in both English and Tamil, that read, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." The floors were of concrete and without benches where the people sat together as we met, shared our testimonies, and partook of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
Someday, someone will write the story of the Church in India. That story will be incomplete unless there is a chapter on my friend who lost himself in the service of others.
Effective Medicine
I recall visiting a college campus where I heard the usual, commonplace complaining of youth: complaints about the pressures of school-as if it were a burden rather than an opportunity to partake of the knowledge of the earth-complaints about housing and about food.
I counseled those youth that if the pressures of school were too heavy, if they felt to complain about their housing and their food, then I could suggest a cure for their problems. I suggested that they lay their books aside for a few hours, leave their rooms, and go visit someone who is old and lonely, or someone sick and discouraged. By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.
For many years there was a sign on the wall of a shoe repair shop I patronized. It read, "I complained because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no feet." The most effective medicine for the sickness of self-pity is to lose ourselves in the service of others.
The Gift of Self
Let us now in our time, each one, reach out more generously to love those around us in the spirit of the Christ. It is not enough even to give alms to those in need. For as important as that is, it is as Sir Launfal, worn and old, learned from Him who shared his crust, "the gift without the giver is bare; / Who gives of himself with his alms feeds three, / Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me." May the real meaning of the gospel distill into our hearts that we may realize that our lives, given us by God our Father, are to be used in the service of others. If we will give such service, our days will be filled with joy and gladness. More important, they will be consecrated to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to the blessing of all whose lives we touch.
Find Your True Selves
There are opportunities all around to stretch our lives and our interests in behalf of others.
My plea is-if we want joy in our hearts, if we want the Spirit of the Lord in our lives, let us forget ourselves and reach out. Let us put in the background our own personal, selfish interests and reach out in service to others. In so doing, we will find the truth of the Master's great promise of glad tidings:
"Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; or whosoever will save his life, shall be willing to lay it down for my sake; and if he is not willing to lay it down for my sake, he shall lose it.
"But whosoever shall be willing to lose his life for my sake, and the gospel, the same shall save it" (Joseph Smith Translation, Mark 8:37-38). I testify that these words are as true today as when He first spoke them. I testify that God, our Eternal Father, lives. I testify that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior of this world. And I testify that as each of you reach out to help others, you will find your true selves and bless greatly the world in which you live."
-Gordon B. Hinckley
Monday, July 20, 2009
make difference
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Recommend A Charity
Recommend a charity that you would like to give to, and we will donate to them as well. Please don't forget to spread the word about SeekAndGive.com to other supporters of your recommended charity so we can really make a difference.
Here are the updated recommended charities to receive donations from SeekAndGive.com so far:
A Child's Right (ACR) is a nonprofit relief organization working to change the current living standards and health of impoverished children the world over. Its staff, members and consultants come from very diverse backgrounds working with water purification and sanitation technologies, water quality issues at U.S. governmental standards, hygiene education practices, pediatric care, and international relief work. ACR has provided clean drinking and cooking water for tens of thousands of children.
Here are the updated recommended charities to receive donations from SeekAndGive.com so far:
A Child's Right (ACR) is a nonprofit relief organization working to change the current living standards and health of impoverished children the world over. Its staff, members and consultants come from very diverse backgrounds working with water purification and sanitation technologies, water quality issues at U.S. governmental standards, hygiene education practices, pediatric care, and international relief work. ACR has provided clean drinking and cooking water for tens of thousands of children.
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, with a network of more than 200 member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Each year, Feeding America secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of food and grocery products to support feeding programs at approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, and Kids' Cafes.
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
Mission: To raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
Website: www.foodallergy.org
The Lance Armstrong Foundation gives more than 28 million people around the world the resources and support they need to fight cancer head on. Help us raise awareness, fund research and end the stigma about cancer that many survivors face. Join the fight against cancer.
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
Mission: To raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
Website: www.foodallergy.org
The Lance Armstrong Foundation gives more than 28 million people around the world the resources and support they need to fight cancer head on. Help us raise awareness, fund research and end the stigma about cancer that many survivors face. Join the fight against cancer.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Help Raise Money for A Child's Right
Help raise money for A Child's Right by searching or shopping at SeekAndGive.com
A Child's Right (ACR) is a nonprofit relief organization working to change the current living standards and health of impoverished children the world over. Its staff, members and consultants come from very diverse backgrounds working with water purification and sanitation technologies, water quality issues at U.S. governmental standards, hygiene education practices, pediatric care, and international relief work. ACR has provided clean drinking and cooking water for tens of thousands of children.
"A Child's Right believes that all children should have access to clean and safe water and improved sanitation in their living environments. To our agency, this is a basic right of every child anywhere in the world and one that should be sought after with diligence. In this day and age, with the technologies and education models currently available, this goal is no longer unattainable. We can provide substantial and sustainable changes that will affect large numbers of children with every single project we undertake.
Our beliefs are strong, our members are driven, our mission is precise, and our process is thoroughly and efficiently overseen. Most important: our goals are achievable. We can change the current situation facing so many children who go daily without clean water and clean living situations. With your help we can provide the most essential of rights to those in the direst of circumstances." -www.achildsright.org
You can help make a difference at SeekAndGive.com, currently just one search at seekandgive.com raises a little over a penny (1.22 cents) for charities
A Child's Right (ACR) is a nonprofit relief organization working to change the current living standards and health of impoverished children the world over. Its staff, members and consultants come from very diverse backgrounds working with water purification and sanitation technologies, water quality issues at U.S. governmental standards, hygiene education practices, pediatric care, and international relief work. ACR has provided clean drinking and cooking water for tens of thousands of children.
"A Child's Right believes that all children should have access to clean and safe water and improved sanitation in their living environments. To our agency, this is a basic right of every child anywhere in the world and one that should be sought after with diligence. In this day and age, with the technologies and education models currently available, this goal is no longer unattainable. We can provide substantial and sustainable changes that will affect large numbers of children with every single project we undertake.
Our beliefs are strong, our members are driven, our mission is precise, and our process is thoroughly and efficiently overseen. Most important: our goals are achievable. We can change the current situation facing so many children who go daily without clean water and clean living situations. With your help we can provide the most essential of rights to those in the direst of circumstances." -www.achildsright.org
You can help make a difference at SeekAndGive.com, currently just one search at seekandgive.com raises a little over a penny (1.22 cents) for charities
Monday, July 6, 2009
5 Ways to give back at seekandgive.com
1. Use the google custom search, just by using the search engine powered by google at seekandgive.com you are helping to raise money for charities.
2. Shop, by shopping at seekandgive.com you can buy great gifts for family and friends while helping to raise money for charities.
3. People search, find long lost friends, who's looking for you and who's cell number that is through seekandgive.com's people search engine.
4. Donate to SeekAndGive.com
5. Tell all of your friends to start using seekandgive.com
2. Shop, by shopping at seekandgive.com you can buy great gifts for family and friends while helping to raise money for charities.
3. People search, find long lost friends, who's looking for you and who's cell number that is through seekandgive.com's people search engine.
4. Donate to SeekAndGive.com
5. Tell all of your friends to start using seekandgive.com
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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